Recently, one of my friends pinned a link to Food & Wine magazine of meals with 600 calories or less...including wine. I immediately bookmarked this recipe and set out to make it as soon as possible. I had never even heard of kamut, but I'm newly obsessed. It's similar to wheatberries and has firm texture, but still tender and a slight buttery flavor. I was able to find kamut in the bulk bins at Whole Foods, but wheatberries, spelt berries, or even farro would be excellent replacements. Unfortunately, kamut takes a long time to cook, but you can prep the rest of the ingredients while that is happening and pour yourself a glass of wine to enjoy with the salad. This salad has so many flavors and textures from the crunch of the haricot vert to the spice from the chile, sweet anise from the tarragon, and brightness from a squeeze of lemon before serving. As you can see from the photo, I enjoyed this salad with a lovely glass of rose which made this the perfect spring time meal.
This recipe is from Food & Wine, October 2011. The only change I made was cutting out the butter. You can find the original recipe here.
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9 comments:
What a great, light dish! I've never had kamut. Going to look for it at WFs
My son has a new fascination with shrimp ~ he would love this!
MMmm love the kamut and tarragon! What a fantastic hearty summer meal.
healthy, delicious AND you can even have wine with it...sounds pretty damn good to me!
I said this last year and am saying it again, still haven't had Kamut. You're so good at eating the healthy foods.
Sorry I've been m.i.a, I finally got a mac and am having a hard time with it. OY!
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ooh, still haven't tried kamut! probably b/c i'm so obsessed with farro :) this sounds wonderful!
That's looking delicious. I'm on the lookout for healthy recipes these days so this fits perfectly although kamut is new to me!
Your use of tarragon and chile are great in this. Can't wait to try!
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