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Farro avocado breakfast bowl + sumac miso vinaigrette

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This vegetarian farro bowl makes the perfect savory breakfast, lunch, or dinner but I love it most of all as the start of my day. The protein, good fat from the avocado, and energy from the whole grains keep me going all day long.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Servings 2 big bowls

Ingredients

for bowl

  • 1 cup farro
  • 4 cups water
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp sesame oil
  • 2 soft boiled eggs sliced in half
  • fresh basil
  • 2 scallions thinly sliced
  • 1/2 cup microgreens radish, arugula, whatever will do
  • 1 ripe avocado diced
  • 5.5 oz 160 g extra firm tofu, shredded on the large holes of a box grater

for miso vinaigrette

  • 2 teaspoons white miso paste
  • juice and zest of a whole lemon
  • 2 teaspoons tamari or shoyu
  • 1/2 teaspoon toasted sesame oil
  • 1/2 teaspoon sumac

Instructions

  • Rinse the farro well. Cover it with the water, add the salt, and sesame oil, and bring it to a boil. Reduce to a simmer, cover, and cook for 20-30 minutes until tender. Drain and return to the pot.
  • While the farro cooks make the vinaigrette & boil your eggs. For a perfectly soft boiled egg, bring a small pot of water to a full boil, lower the eggs into it, cook for 6 minutes, submerge in an ice bath until cool to the touch, and then remove and peel. To make the vinaigrette, whisk all the ingredients in a small bowl.
  • Toss a third of the vinaigrette with the diced avocado, reserve the rest for the farro & tofu.
  • When the farro is done stir in a third of the vinaigrette, and then heat a large skillet with a splash of oil (I prefer grapeseed), and stir fry the shredded tofu until just warm, about 5 minutes. Stir in the last third of the vinaigrette. Turn off the heat.
  • To assemble the bowl put the farro in first and then top with the tofu & avocado. Add fresh basil, microgreens, the scallions, and the egg. A few cracks of fresh pepper. A sprinkling of salt if desired. Sriracha never hurt anything.