In my ongoing quest to convert to an entirely vegetarian diet, I will occasionally try "faux" foods, e.g. soy "meat." Recently, my produce delivery company featured the products of a small, local, organic tofu farm. I've never been a tofu fan until I went to Japan, and I still haven't had tofu like that in the US, but I'm always hoping... So, I ordered some "chorizo" tofu and waited for inspiration. Meanwhile, it being beet season, I had some beets with greens in the fridge. My plan was to make quinoa with greens, but when I went to the cupboard for the quinoa, there sat the farro. And so, a recipe was born! Even my meat-loving husband pronounced it as having "good umami."

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