Name: Farro with chilli, feta, pumpkin and roast beef
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 cup farro, thoroughly rinsed, soaked in water overnight, then drained; 2 1/2 cup water; 3 tablespoon water; 500 gram pumpkin, peeled, deseeded and cut into 2cm chunks; handful salad leaves or microgreens; Beef; 400 gram beef fillet, trimmed of fat and sinew; 2 tablespoon peanut oil; Feta; 160 gram hard feta, cut into large dice; 4 basil leaves, finely sliced; 1 teaspoon crushed chilli; zest 1 lemon; juice ½ lemon; 1 tablespoon soy sauce; 1 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds; 100 millilitre canola oil

Ingredients

1 cup farro, thoroughly rinsed, soaked in water overnight, then drained

2 1/2 cup water

3 tablespoon water

500 gram pumpkin, peeled, deseeded and cut into 2cm chunks

handful salad leaves or microgreens

Beef

400 gram beef fillet, trimmed of fat and sinew

2 tablespoon peanut oil

Feta

160 gram hard feta, cut into large dice

4 basil leaves, finely sliced

1 teaspoon crushed chilli

zest 1 lemon

juice ½ lemon

1 tablespoon soy sauce

1 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds

100 millilitre canola oil

Method

1.Preheat oven to 180°C.

2.Put farro, water and 2 pinches of salt in a pot and bring to the boil. Reduce heat, simmer for 25 minutes, then drain and leave for 5 minutes.

3.While farro is cooking, rub peanut oil over the pumpkin chunks. Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper, place on an oven tray and roast for 15 minutes or until cooked. Set aside.

4.Rub beef with peanut oil. Heat a frying pan until hot, add beef and brown on all sides. Transfer to a roasting tray, place in the oven and cook until done to your liking. Rest meat for 15 minutes, then slice thinly against the grain.

5.Mix all feta ingredients in a small bowl.

6.Whisk all dressing ingredients together.

7.Transfer farro to a large bowl, add pumpkin, pour over three-quarters of the dressing and mix well. Serve into bowls, arrange feta and beef on top, scatter with salad leaves or microgreens and drizzle with more dressing.

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