Stewed Freekeh w/Celery Root, Smoked Yogurt + Spinach

Name: Stewed Freekeh w/Celery Root, Smoked Yogurt + Spinach
Ingredients: 6 oz [180 g] spinach; 2 lb [900 g] celery root, cut into matchsticks; 1 cup [125 ml] Smoked Yogurt; Salt and freshly ground black pepper; 1 cup [250 ml] sweet apple cider; Salt and freshly ground black pepper; 2 onions (about 1 lb [450 g]), thinly sliced; 2 cups [300 g] freekeh; 10 sprigs thyme, tied in a bundle; ¼ cup [60 ml] olive oil

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Grist

By Abra Berens

Published 2021

About

Ingredients

¼ cup [60 ml] olive oil
10 sprigs thyme, tied in a bundle

Main course
Side dish
Vegetarian

Method

In a large Dutch oven, heat the olive oil until almost smoking. Fry the thyme for about 30 seconds. Add the freekeh and fry for about 1 minute or until toasty and fragrant.

Lower the heat and add the onions with a big pinch of salt. Sweat the onions until softened, then add the sweet cider to deglaze the pan. Allow the cider to reduce by half, the