Recipe by Thermomixer - I've copied and pasted this from Starters.
Name of Recipe: Varoma Farro (Spelt) and Chicken Salad
Number of People: 4- 6
Ingredients:
300g chicken breasts
40g extra virgin olive oil
salt, pepper as needed
1000g water
250g fàrro
40g peeled almonds
a bunch of rocket, cut into pieces
20g pine nuts
1 lemon
Preparation:
Brush the chicken breasts with 10g of oil and season with salt and pepper. Arrange them in the tray of the Varoma.
Pour water into the TM bowl, add a pinch of salt and fàrro, position your Varoma and cook for 25minutes at Varoma temperature on Reverse + speed 1.
Drain the fàrro with the help of the TM basket and pour into a bowl.
Place the chicken on a chopping board and cut into strips. Combine them with the fàrro
Clean and dry the TM bowl and place in it the almonds. Chop for 5 seconds on speed 7 then heat for 1 minute at 100°C on speed 1.
Add the chopped almonds, rocket and pine nuts to the bowl with fàrro and chicken. Season the salad with oil, lemon juice, salt and pepper.
Serve warm.
Photos:
Not yet.
Tips/Hints:
Farro is ancient grain that is certainly availbale from Italian delicatessans and store in Melbourne. You could substitue pearl barley but soak it overnight before using.
Origin:
Interpretted/adapted from Italian & Spanish websites from A Tutto Vapore & A Todo Vapor - their equivalents of "Full Steam Ahead"
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