Sohla Tries a (Vegan?!) Gladiator Grain Bowl
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To welcome us into 2022, Sohla recreates a staple of the ancient gladiator diet, a chickpea and barley mash topped with fresh goats cheese. Learn more – and discover why gladiators actually had dad bods, in this episode of Ancient Recipes.
THE RECIPE
Ptisan Recipe
– ⅓ cup dried chickpeas
– ⅓ cup dried lentils
– ⅓ cup dried peas
– 1 cup unhulled barley
– ½ cup olive oil
– ½ bunch swiss chard, stemmed and finely chopped
– 1 medium leek, finely chopped
– ¾ cup finely chopped cilantro
– ¾ cup finely chopped dill
– 1 medium beet, peeled and finely chopped
– ½ cup finely chopped mallows
– 8 ounces cabbage sprouts
– 2 teaspoons fennel seeds
– 2 tablespoons fresh oregano leaves
– ½ cup lightly packed lovage
– Nuoc Mam to taste
1. Rinse and soak the chickpeas, lentils, and peas overnight. Drain.
2. Rinse the barley. In a molcajete, crush the barley until it’s broken down to a coarse meal.
3. In a large saucepan, bring 2 quarts of water to a boil. Add the drained chickpeas, lentils, and peas, and the crushed barley. Simmer until totally tender and the texture of oatmeal.
4. Meanwhile, boil the cabbage sprouts.
5. Stir the olive oil into the barley porridge. Add the greens, leeks, cilantro, dill, beets, and mallows and cook until wilted.
6. In a mortar & pestle, grind together the oregano, fennel seeds, lovage, and half the blanched sprouts. Add nuoc mam to taste.
7. Chop up the remaining sprouts and set aside.
8. Stir the with sprout puree into the porridge.
9. Portion into bowls and garnish with the remaining chopped sprouts.
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