
This is a choose your own adventure kind of recipe. Its a great way to use fresh summer produce or whatever you have around with very little actual cooking time. But that is what I love about this hodgepodge kind of meal – you can mix and match to make something different every night! I usually start with the grain base and just build from there, stir-fried garlic scapes or bok choy, miso-marinated tofu, a fried egg and avocado. Dang i am making myself hungry!
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My brother made his big sis proud making his own farro arrangement! He even followed my guidance on cooling the farro on a sheet pan so it cools faster and finishes cooking more evenly.

Garlic scapes! Have you ever seen such wacky lookin things!!? I found them at the Union Sq greenmarket on monday and could not resist buying three giant bunches. As the name implies, they are related to the more well know bulb – in fact they are a stem that grows up from the top of a garlic bulb and in order to help focus the plants energy on the bulb itself, farmers clip these stems and voila! Everyone’s a winner!
While they are garlicky in flavor, they are not quite as potent as the bulbs and they have an earthier taste (think asparagus/scallion/garlic). Most of the recipes I found around the interwebs were pesto kinds of recipes – which would be great if I hadn’t just OD’d on my last obsession, Chermoula – which you could totally make with these and I probably will end up doing that with the 2 other bunches when I can’t eat any more stir-fry or, more accurately, when Chris can’t eat any more. I mean we only had it for dinner 4 nights in a row this week and it would have been more if I hadn’t eaten the rest for my lunch every day!
In the sauté pan –
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Start the Stir-Fry:
Onions or Shallots
Garlic Scapes
Frozen Chopped Kale
Fried Egg (do this last)
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Add a Grain Base:
Farro
Brown Rice
Quinoa
Bulgur
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Then Protein:
Shredded Chicken
Beans, Chickpeas, Edamame
Falafel (like these!)
Tofu (soy-marinated perhaps)
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Off the heat and into a big bowl –
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Toss in Veggies:
Tomatoes
Avocado
Fresh corn
Leftover Roasted Veg
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Dressed Greens:
Kale
Spinach
Arugula
Romaine
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Top w/ a Crunch:
Toasted Nuts
Parmesan Crisps
Crumbled Pita Chips
Crispy Bacon
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And For the Dressing… vinaigrette!!
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