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Farro with mushrooms and silverbeet

Caroline Velik

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Farro with mushrooms and silverbeet is a simple autumn dinner.
Farro with mushrooms and silverbeet is a simple autumn dinner. Marina Oliphant

This recipe was inspired by Skye Gyngell's visit to the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival. It makes a lovely side, lunch or a simple midweek dinner. Farro is a grain that has been traditionally used in Italian cooking and is available at gourmet supermarkets and Mediterranean food stores. Mushrooms are a wonderful source of B vitamins and antioxidants, a rich source of folate and potassium.

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Ingredients

  • 80g farro

  • 20g dried porcini mushrooms

  • ½ bunch silverbeet

  • 50g butter

  • 2 tbsp olive oil

  • 1 garlic clove, finely chopped

  • 1/2 onion, diced

  • 200g Swiss brown mushrooms

  • 1 tbsp aged balsamic vinegar

  • sea salt and freshly ground pepper 

  • ½ cup grated parmesan

Method

  1. Rinse farro well under cold running water. Place in a saucepan, cover with cold water, add a good pinch of salt and bring to the boil. Reduce heat and simmer for about 30 minutes, until farro is tender but still retains a definite bite. Drain and set aside.

    Meanwhile, place porcini mushrooms in heatproof bowl and pour over boiling water to cover. Allow to stand for 30 minutes.

    Wash silverbeet and cut the leaves from stems. Slice stems thinly. Finely chop leaves and set aside.

    Heat butter and oil in medium frypan, add silverbeet stems, garlic and onion and cook for a few minutes until softened.

    Wipe mushrooms with clean, damp cloth and slice thickly. Add to pan with silverbeet.

    Drain porcini mushrooms, reserving liquid. Add drained mushrooms to pan. Toss to combine and cook until mushrooms are softened. Add silverbeet leaves and cook gently for a few minutes.

    Remove from heat. Place in large serving bowl. Add drained farro and combine.

    Sprinkle over balsamic vinegar and season well with salt and pepper. Add parmesan cheese and check seasoning. Add extra vinegar or a little reserved mushroom liquid if desired.

    Serve warm or at room temperature.

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