Simple Healthy Meal in a Bowl
 
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An easy to assemble vegetarian meal, using grains and vegetables that you can prep and/or cook ahead of time!
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Recipe type: Main Course
Serves: 2
Ingredients
  • 1 cup quick cooking farro or barley
  • 1½ cups green beans, trimmed
  • 1 medium carrot, peeled & shaved
  • ½ lb. Cremini mushrooms, cleaned & sliced
  • 3 TBSP. extra virgin olive oil
  • 2 small garlic cloves, chopped
  • 1 TBSP. fresh thyme, chopped
  • ½ cup Greek Feta cheese, crumbled
  • Lemon Vinaigrette
  • 4 TBSP. extra virgin olive oil
  • 2 TBSP. lemon juice
  • 1 tsp. lemon zest
  • ½ TBSP. shallots, minced
  • ½ tsp. sea salt
  • ¼ tsp. freshly ground pepper
Instructions
  1. Cook the farro in a pot of salted water, following the instructions on the package. About 4-5 minutes before the farro is ready, add the green beans.
  2. While the farro and the green beans are cooking, whisk together the ingredients for the vinaigrette in a large bowl. When the cooked ingredients are ready, add them to the vinaigrette while they are still warm.
  3. Peel and shave the carrot. Add it to the bowl as well and stir gently. Taste and adjust the seasoning and, if necessary, drizzle with some more olive oil.
  4. Place a medium skillet over medium-high heat and add the sliced mushrooms. Dry-sauté them for a couple of minutes and once the mushrooms release their liquid, add the three tablespoons of olive oil then season with some salt and pepper. Cook for two minutes and, once they begin to brown, add the garlic and the fresh thyme. Cook briefly and remove from the heat.
  5. Arrange the marinated farro, green beans and carrots in a large serving bowl. Top with the mushrooms and the crumbled Greek Feta.
Notes
--The leftovers make an excellent lunch the next day.
-- Each component of this recipe is interchangeable: you can substitute the green beans with fresh peas, the carrot ribbons with sautéed zucchini ribbons and the mushrooms with corn, or with any other vegetable you might have on hand.
Recipe by Marilena's Kitchen at https://marilenaskitchen.com/simple-healthy-meal-in-a-bowl/