Rustic Farro Soup with Sausage and Mushrooms

Serves 4 to 6
Time 1 hr 15 min
Rustic Farro Soup with Sausage and Mushrooms

This fragrant soup, with a foundation of vitamin-rich farro grain, will both satisfy your appetite and warm you up on a chilly winter day. This grain can easily be substituted with spelt, if you prefer.

Ingredients

    1/4 cupextra-virgin olive oil, plus more for garnish
    3carrots, chopped
    2celery stalks, chopped
    1/2 mediumyellow onion, chopped
    2 clovesgarlic, finely chopped
    1/2 poundItalian sausage, casings removed
    1/2 poundmixed mushrooms (white, cremini, shiitake, oyster, etc.), coarsely chopped
    1 cupcanned diced tomatoes, with their liquid
    1 cupdry red wine
    2 1/2 cupsbeef broth
    2 1/2 cupsmushroom broth
    Crushed red Chile flakes, to taste (optional)
    7 ouncesuncooked farro, rinsed and soaked for several hours or overnight
    1/2 poundescarole, chopped
    1 teaspoonfine sea salt
    1/2 teaspoonground black pepper
    3 tablespoonschopped fresh thyme
    Grated Parmesan cheese

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Method

In a soup pot, heat 1/4 cup of the oil over medium high heat, then add the carrots, celery, onion and garlic and cook until onions become translucent, about 7 minutes.


Add sausage.


When it starts to brown, add mushrooms and continue to cook, stirring occasionally.


When mushrooms have released most of their liquid, add tomatoes, wine, broths, red chile flakes (if using) and farro.


Cover and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until farro is almost tender, about 45.


Add escarole, salt and pepper.


Simmer for approximately 3 minutes, until the escarole has wilted, then stir in thyme.


Serve soup hot, with a drizzle of olive oil and a bit of cheese sprinkled over the top.

Nutritional Info

Serving Size

Calories

520

Total Fat

27g

Saturated Fat

7g

Cholesterol

30mg

Sodium

1370mg

Total Carbohydrate

43g

Dietary Fiber

8g

Total Sugars

8g

Protein

22g

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