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Roasted Vegetables with Farro & Pesto


Serves 2-3, as a main course

Ingredients:

1 c. whole farro
2 c. water
3 baby eggplants, or 1 small eggplant, thinly sliced on the bias
1 pt. cherry tomatoes (romas might be good, too) halved
1 very small summer squash (I used 2 super skinny zephyr squashes), thinly sliced on the bias
a few glugs of olive oil
a few pinches of sea salt

Pesto:
1 big bunch of basil, just the leaves
1 clove of garlic
a small handful of almonds
juice of 1 lemon
1/2 tsp. sea salt
1/4 c. (or more) olive oil, just enough to bring it together

parmigiano reggiano, freshly grated, for garnish

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350.

Combine the farro and water in a large, heavy bottomed pot with a pinch of salt. Bring to a boil, cover and simmer over low heat for about 45 minutes. Let it sit for 5 minutes with out lifting the lid. Set aside.

Lay eggplant, squash and tomatoes on a baking sheet and drizzle with the oil and salt. Toss to coat, then make sure that the tomatoes are sitting cut side up, and everything is in a single layer. Roast for 30 minutes, until browned.

Meanwhile make the pesto. Combine everything but the oil in the bowl of your food processor and puree. Drizzle in some oil, with the machine still running, until it comes together in a paste. You may have to stop and scrape the sides of the work bowl.

To serve, gently toss the roasted veggies with the farro. Stir in about half of the pesto. Serve with a small dollop of pesto and cheese on top. You probably won’t use all the pesto, but it tastes great on everything.


This anti-cancer recipe was generously contributed by greens and seeds.

 

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