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LA BUONA TAVOLA
RECIPES COOKING TIPS SEASONAL DISHES
THURSDAY, JANUARY 10, 2019
1.
Cook the spelt in salted wa-
ter
2. Drain (avoid to cook longer
that the suggested cooking time,
lest spelt becomes gluey) and rinse
under
cold water.
3. Make sure the spelt is well
drained, then place into a large
mixing bowl.
4. Add some tablespoons of ex-
tra virgin olive oil and serve. If
made
in advance, cover the bowl
with cling film to avoid it dries
out.
Farro Panzanella
Ingredients for 4 people:
•
125 grams of pearl spelt
•Tomatoes (3 or 4, depending
on size)
• 1 cucumber
• Some small onion
•
A lot of basil
• Salt, pepper or chilli pepper
Instructions
1. Chop all vegetables thinly
and add to them the spelt cooked
as
explained above.
5. If you want, you can make a
"fake pesto" mixing together basil,
oil, salt and pepper (or chilli pep-
per) and use it as a dressing.
Farro with sun-dried toma-
toes pesto, figs and caramelized
onions
Ingredients for 4 people
• 125 grams of spelt (cooked
as above)
• 20 very small white onions
or 2 regular size ones, possibly
of the red variety, finely chop-
ped.
• 20 grams of butter
• 2 tablespoon of brown sugar
• Salt
• Half a glass of white wine
• Some balsamic vinegar (op-
tional)
• 10-15 sun dried tomatoes
• A clove of garlic
• Some fresh basil
• Salt and chilli pepper
• Extra virgin olive oil
• Fresh figs (optional)
Instructions
1. Melt the butter in an non-
stick pan
2. Add the sugar and the salt
Farro is delicious served with sun dried tomatoes and figs (Ph. Varinia Cappelletti)
until it's melted
3. Add the onion
4. Sauté for at least 15 minutes
on medium heat (or until the
onions look sticky)
5. Add the white wine and let
evaporate
Instruction for the sun-dried
tomatoes pesto:
1. In a mixer, mix the sun-
dried tomatoes with garlic, basil,
salt, oil and chilli peppers until
you obtain a thick cream.
2. Mix the pesto with the spelt,
then add the caramelized onions
and the figs.
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