Ingredients:
- 1 – 1/2 c farro
- 1 mozzarella, medium-sized
- cherry tomatoes, 6 – 8
- bunch of fresh basil
- handful of olives
- olive oil (q. b. –“quanto basta” or “as much as is needed”)
- salt, kosher (for cooking) – q. b.
other possible ingredients:
- chickpeas, 1 can
- Italian fagioli borlotti (speckled beans), 1 can
- purple onion, finely-chopped
- fresh chives, finely-diced
- mint, finely-diced
- parsley, finely-diced
- 1 cup corn
- small can of tuna, packed in olive oil
- diced pickles and/or other pickled vegetables, chopped
Cook `1 -1/2 c farro in same amount of water (salted). Bring to boil, then simmer til farro cooks to al dente (“to the tooth”). Set aside, after stirring in about 1`/2 c to 3/4 c olive oil. (Add olive oil after cooking so that farro does not remain sticky). Add diced mozzarella, cherry tomatoes (halved or in smaller pieces), olives and diced fresh basil. Add salt as needed. (I would not add black pepper, though you might wish to do so….) Serve.
OR
Add the above ingredients as well as all the other ingredients indicated as “other possible ingredients.”
Buon appetito!
Note: if mozzarella not available, add another cheese of your choice, diced. Optional addition to the above: slice of cooked ham, diced.