we are going to have a vegetarian couple hanging with us over the holiday weekend. we obviously want to grill and make nice little salads but I don't want to make the same old, same old - I found a good blog with a recipe for 'farro with red cabbage and feta' - I'm embarrassed to ask...what the hell is farro? I did in fact wiki farro which was of no help. if I can't find this stuff at the local grocery store can the frau think of another ingredient I can swap out?
also please feel free to pass on any good vegetarian dishes for the grill...other than skewers which are simply too obvious.
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p.s. have you ever made sabayon? - it seems quick but tricky.
Farro is a really delicious, chewy grain that Italians use a lot. If you can't find it (you should be able to at Whole Foods--try the bulk section), then I'd replace it with pearl barley. You will probably want to cook the barley less than you would the farro. Just test it as you cook.
Otherwise, sabayon IS easy if you have good, local, non-industrial eggs (otherwise you have to get ticky about using a thermometer to make sure your eggs cook and you don't kill anyone). Get some good eggs at your farmer's market and try this. With strawberries: perfect.
fyi - I made the farro & red cabbage salad - it was really tasty - I liked the texture of the farro.
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