Morels. Hawhmahgawd.... legit food porn right here folks. These little guys are so beautiful, appearance-wise and taste. If I even get close to getting my hands on them I get a little crazy... (I have people to attest to this)
On top of that I decided to pay a little visit to not only the farmers market but my wonderful local co-op as well and came home with a plethora of springy green goodies!! Fiddleheads, ramps, asparagus... oh my!
But Cara, you ask, what are you going to do with all of crazy veggie goodness?
It's Risotto time bitches!
Mushroom Barley Risotto with Roasted Spring Vegetables:
- 1c pearled barley
- 6c water or veg broth
- 1c non-dairy milk
- 1/2c white wine (I used a sauvignon blanc)
- 1-2T olive oil (I actually had some truffle oil but it's not the end of the world if you don't have any)
- 1 yellow onion, diced
- 2-4 cloves garlic minced
- 1T shallot minced
- 4-6 decent sized morels (you could use other mushrooms if you wanted)
- 1/4c nutritional yeast
- 2T parsley
- 1T sage
- 1t majoram
- 1t thyme
- pinch of red pepper flakes
- pinch of nutmeg
- salt and pepper to taste
- a few stalks of ramps
Start by boiling 4c of water/broth and add barley, cook part way (like 30 minutes).
While barley is cooking, heat oil in a deep sauce pan add onions and saute until translucent. Add garlic, shallots and mushrooms saute over medium heat until the onions are beautiful and browned. Add barley to the pan and add wine.
Continue to simmer adding the remaining liquids as needed (probably in half cup increments). While thats happening add the seasonings and ramps. I cooked mine for probably another 45-50 min. and serve with roasted veggies!
Roasted Spring Vegetables:
- 1 bunch of Asparagus
- 1c Fiddle heads
- juice of 1 lemon
- salt and pepper
- 1-2T oil
heat over to 375, toss veggies in oil, s&p and lemon juice and roast for 10 min.
Got-daymn!! Not to boast but my veg game is way strong today hahaha (I'm sorry, I'm ridiculous...)
Now Dance!! I don't think I've recovered yet from EDC Chicago by the way... ALL DAY ALL NIGHT O_O
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