This California Barley Bowl grew to become a part of my repertoire after I started cooking from Megan Gordon’s cookbook, Entire Grain Mornings. I met Megan years in the past when she was sampling granola in entrance of my favourite San Francisco market. We continued to cross paths over time and have become associates. I like Megan’s smart-but-relaxed strategy to cooking and this kind of grain salad scenario is ideal for picnics, potlucks and household gatherings. It’s a simple name. Many of the prep might be carried out forward of time. Plump barley grains are tossed with sprouts (or greens), nuts, avocado, a little bit of cheese, then dolloped with a easy yogurt sauce. I are inclined to do an additional giant model, family-style, mirrored within the recipe beneath.
The Technique
Anytime you’re cooking a grain like barley or farro, go huge. Cook dinner lots. Sufficient to make use of with no matter recipe you may have at hand, and sufficient to bag and freeze to be used within the coming days (and weeks). To do that, ensure the grains are well-cooked and well-drained when you have any residual cooking water. Cool within the fridge, and double bag earlier than inserting within the freezer. It is the kind of factor to seize for when pulling collectively a fast stew, a twist on fried rice, or lunchtime grain bowl.
Variations
A lot of you may have posted unbelievable variations of the barley bowl over time, and I need to spotlight a number of right here:
- Maintain it heat: Patricia says, “I substituted spelt for the barley and I feel I prefer it higher – nice texture, a little bit chewy, nutty style. I additionally tossed the arugula into the spelt whereas it was nonetheless heat so there was a wilted impact that we like. And I used half ricotta and half crumbled feta cheese for a little bit snap to the flavour. Yum!”
- Wheatberries: Di famous, “I made an identical dish for lunch at this time however used natural wheat berries as a substitute of barley. Added chopped walnuts, pomegranate arils, grated carrot, currants, rocket, lemon and parsley with a splash of plain yoghurt.”
- Double up!: Megan’s pro-tip is, “I at all times no less than 2x the yogurt sauce, too, as I like utilizing it up on absolutely anything all through the week. “
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