Winter Slaw with Farro

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Taken from Smitten Kitchen Every Day by Deb Perelman.

Yields1 Serving
 1/2 c (100 grams) finely diced dried apricots
 1/4 c (60 ml) white wine vinegar, plus more to taste
 1 small-medium (2 pounds or a bit less than 1 kilogram) head green cabbage
 1 1/3 c (145 grams) cooked farro, cooled (from about 3/4 c uncooked
 1/3 c (45 grams) roughly chopped roasted almonds
 2 oz (55 grams) Parmesan, thinly shaved on a grater or with a vegetable peeler
 3 T (45 ml) olive oil, plus more to taste
 1/2 t kosher salt, plus more to taste
 Freshly ground black pepper to taste
1

Place the apricots in a small bowl with the vinegar, and set aside while preparing other ingredients.

2

Cut the cabbage in half, and remove the core; then cut the halves again so that you have quarters. With a mandoline or a knife, slice the cabbage into very thin ribbons. You'll have about 12 cups total, which will seem like a lot but it will wilt down with dressing on it. Pile it in your largest bowl.

3

Add to the bowl the apricots and their vinegar, the farro, almonds, and most of the Parmesan, plus the olive oil, salt, and a good helping of freshly ground black pepper. Toss to combine, and try to give it 15 minutes, to let the ingredients settle a little before making seasoning adjustments; then add more vinegar, Parmesan, oil, salt, and pepper to taste. Heap on plates in piles, and top with remaining Parmesan.

Ingredients

 1/2 c (100 grams) finely diced dried apricots
 1/4 c (60 ml) white wine vinegar, plus more to taste
 1 small-medium (2 pounds or a bit less than 1 kilogram) head green cabbage
 1 1/3 c (145 grams) cooked farro, cooled (from about 3/4 c uncooked
 1/3 c (45 grams) roughly chopped roasted almonds
 2 oz (55 grams) Parmesan, thinly shaved on a grater or with a vegetable peeler
 3 T (45 ml) olive oil, plus more to taste
 1/2 t kosher salt, plus more to taste
 Freshly ground black pepper to taste

Directions

1

Place the apricots in a small bowl with the vinegar, and set aside while preparing other ingredients.

2

Cut the cabbage in half, and remove the core; then cut the halves again so that you have quarters. With a mandoline or a knife, slice the cabbage into very thin ribbons. You'll have about 12 cups total, which will seem like a lot but it will wilt down with dressing on it. Pile it in your largest bowl.

3

Add to the bowl the apricots and their vinegar, the farro, almonds, and most of the Parmesan, plus the olive oil, salt, and a good helping of freshly ground black pepper. Toss to combine, and try to give it 15 minutes, to let the ingredients settle a little before making seasoning adjustments; then add more vinegar, Parmesan, oil, salt, and pepper to taste. Heap on plates in piles, and top with remaining Parmesan.

Notes

Winter Slaw with Farro