Farro with Coarse Pesto

Name: Farro with Coarse Pesto
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper; 2 liters chicken broth; 454 grams farro; 59 milliliters fresh basil leaves; 473 milliliters fresh flat-leaf parsley; 2 Tbsps fresh thyme; 2 cloves garlic; 79 milliliters extra-virgin olive oil; 8 servings Pecorino cheese wedge, for garnish; 1 Tbsp red wine vinegar; 1 teaspoons salt

Farro with Coarse Pesto is It works well as a budget friendly main course. Head to the store and pick up pecorino cheese wedge, garlic, basil leaves, and a few other things to make it today.

Instructions

Bring the chicken broth to a boil in a large saucepan over high heat.

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Chicken Broth

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Sauce Pan

Add the farro and stir to combine. Reduce the heat to low and simmer the farro, covered, until tender, about 25 minutes.

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Farro

Drain farro and set aside in a large bowl.

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Farro

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Bowl

Meanwhile, in a food processor combine the parsley, basil, thyme, and garlic. Pulse until the herbs are roughly chopped.

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Parsley

Garlic

Basil

Herbs

Thyme

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Food Processor

Add the olive oil, vinegar, salt, and pepper. Pulse again until the herbs make a coarse mixture.

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Olive Oil

Vinegar

Pepper

Herbs

Salt

Toss the warm farro with the coarse pesto.

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Farro

Pesto

Transfer to a serving bowl. Using a vegetable peeler on the cheese wedge to make about 1/2 cup of cheese shavings. Top the farro with the cheese shavings and serve.

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