Warm grain mix

Ingredients

• 200g pearl barley, or farro/quinoa
• 1L vegetable or chicken stock
• 150g pancetta
• 1 onion, diced (or leek if available)
• Scant 1 Tbsp of salted butter
• 4 Tbsp olive oil
• 1 sprig of rosemary (leaves only)
• 2 large handfuls of baby spinach
• 200g mushrooms (or 100-200g cooked chestnuts, broken up)

1. Make the vegetable stock before starting anything else. Cook your grain of choice in the stock until tender, then drain off the remaining liquid.
2. Warm the butter and oil in a pan over medium heat, then add the pancetta/bacon, onion and rosemary and cook until soft.
3. Add the cooked grain, spinach and mushrooms to the pan, stirring to combine.
4. Cover and cook until the leaves have wilted and the mushrooms have softened. Serve warm or cold.

Serves 4.

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