substitute for farro or barley

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I'm enjoying your new cookbook, A New Way to Dinner.  Can you suggest a sub for barley in Merrill's Fall salad and for farro in Amanda's Winter dish?

Windischgirl · Answer

I would use a short-grain brown rice or one of the exotic rices like red rice, bamboo rice, or forbidden rice.  Buckwheat is tasty but does have a strong flavor that may overpower the other ingredients.

Mary · Answer

Thanks!  I'll give buckwheat a try.  By the way, couscous is a wheat product. Not gluten free.

Mary · Answer

I can't eat gluten.

Mary · Answer

I need a gluten free option.

PHIL · Answer

why do you want to sub?

Elizabeth · Answer

You could use wheat berries, since they have a nice chewy texture and retain their shape when cooked, like farro and barley.

Robin · Answer

Both Barley and Farro are hearty, but you may try a nice brown rice or buckwheat or Israeli Couscous.

substitute for farro or barley

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