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Farro, pea shoot, and goat cheese salad


1 cup farro (you may also use barley)
1 cup fresh shelled peas
2 oz pea shoots, torn into bite sized pieces
1/3 cup small fresh mint leaves
1/3 cup almonds, toasted and chopped
1 tsp lemon zest
1 TBSP plus 1 tsp fresh lemon juice
1 TBSP extra virgin olive oil
course salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 oz goat cheese, crumbled

Cook the farro according to package and let cool to room temperature.  Transfer to a large bowl.  As the farro cooks, bring a small pot of salted water to a boil.  Add peas and cook for 2 minutes, exactly.  Drain and run under cold water.  Add peas, shoots, mint, almonds, and lemon zest to the farro.  Toss with the lemon juice and olive oil.  Season with salt and pepper.  Top with goat cheese.  This is a savory spring or summer dish with only 202 calories per serving.


To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else 
is the greatest accomplishment.
                                     -Ralph Waldo Emmmerson

Above all else guard your heart for it is the wellspring of life.
                                     - Proverbs 4:23