Farro has been bought and it was cooked and enjoyed yesterday. And it will be eaten often; research has been done, it is very good for you, it is tasty and it is versatile. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I wanted a nice, simple salad for lunch, so after a good rinse I added my farro into a pot of salted, boiling water and cooked for about 30 mins until it was soft, but still had a bit of a bite. Cooked it like pasta, in Molly’s words. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
To this I added some cooked broccoli, green beans, fresh cherry tomatoes, a shallot, some spring onions, sweetcorn,some pecan nuts, seasoned with salt and pepper and generously drizzled with that fabulous olive oil from Lara. A sprinkling of parmesan was a bit of afterthought, but extra flavour nevertheless. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
It was enjoyed by myself and Florek, who said he wouldn’t have it every day, but he liked it enough. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
While enjoying an evening glass of sangiovese riserva I took out the remains of the salad out of the fridge and had some still, even though I wasn’t at all hungry!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Then, at school in the afternoon I was given a bag of homegrown lemons by Steve. I gave him a chunk of my carrot cake last week, for which I use candied orange peel. He said I should try making candied lemon peel and that he could help sourcing the best lemons. I didn’t need any more encouragement and the wonderfully fragrant peel has been soaking since last night. To be continued! ..:-)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Farro has been bought and it was cooked and enjoyed yesterday. And it will be eaten often; research has been done, it is very good for you, it is tasty and it is versatile. I wanted a nice, simple salad for lunch, so after a good rinse I added my farro into a pot of … Continue reading Farro e limoni.<\/span> ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/blogs.xs4all.co.uk\/tablefortwo\/files\/2024\/01\/PXL_20240129_112527999.jpg\")
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