Spelt with crispy sausage, flowering broccoli, and green garlic from Dining In: Highly Cookable Recipes (page 130) by Alison Roman

  • broccoli rabe
  • green garlic
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    Can substitute farro for spelt, garlic for green garlic, and Tuscan kale for broccoli rabe.

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    Can substitute farro for spelt, garlic for green garlic, and Tuscan kale for broccoli rabe.

  • allison_rkchjv on March 26, 2026

    Good enough. Filling and hearty, but a touch too much oil and needs a hit of acid.

  • KarinaFrancis on June 01, 2022

    We had to sub bulgar for spelt because that’s what we had, it worked well. The sausages, grains and greens came together beautifully and was a delicious and hearty dish. I added a squeeze of lemon on Emily Hope's advice and it totally lifted the dish. I think it’s one of those dishes that’s flexible and you can make your own.

  • Emily Hope on May 11, 2022

    We wanted something a bit lighter but still hearty so I used turkey sausage but upped the quantity to 1 pound -- would do this again. Only down side is that the turkey sausage didn't render any fat so a)I used more olive oil and b)the farrro I used ended up sticking to the pan rather than frying. I'm sure the end result wasn't quite what was intended but we were happy with it. It was very very savory and I did add some lemon juice to lift the flavors. Served with a tomato salad.

  • snoozermoose on December 10, 2021

    This was a brilliant spin on orecchiette with sausage and broccoli rabe. I didn't know the dish could taste so good with a grain in place of pasta! I used farro instead of spelt, and it was perfect--so chewy and nutty with a bit of a crisp outer crust from frying in that sausage fat. I have to pry my husband from the pan when I make this.

  • jhallen on May 09, 2021

    This was great. Used kale instead of flowering broccoli.

  • Lsblackburn1 on June 05, 2020

    I’d never cooked spelt before and maybe didn’t cook mine long enough. It was pretty chewy! But still, the flavors in this were nice. I used chorizo. Served with bread and cheese for a nice simple dinner.

  • DKennedy on July 13, 2018

    I made this using one Italian sausage from Eataly, 1/2 c. spelt, and regular garlic. As with most of the recipes I’ve made from this book, minimal effort for a main dish with maximum flavor. So so good!

  • Dannausc on May 21, 2018

    Tasty and hearty.

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