Baked Kumera Stuffed with Farro

 

baked sweet potato recipe

Comfort food at its best! Kumera produces sweet and sticky juices when its baked for a period of time, making it the perfect dressing to balance the roasted nutty farro grain.

INGREDIENTS

Salsa Verde sauce:

METHOD

  1. Place the whole kumera (not cut) on a baking tray and brush with a little olive oil, and cover with aluminium foil. Bake in a moderate oven at 180 degrees for 1.5hrs, check if they are cooked through by poking them with a fork, if they are still firm place them back in the oven for further 30mins without the foil on until the skin starts to wrinkle.
  2. To make the Salsa Verde add all ingredients to a food processor and blitz to combine, season depending on your taste. Set the salsa Verde aside to serve at room temperature.
  3. Meanwhile, place the farro in a pot with 2 cups of water and a pinch of salt. Bring to the boil and reduce the heat to low, cover and simmer for 40mins. Once the grains are tender (they have a firmer texture compared to rice) and have absorbed the liquid, place them in a bowl with the chopped herbs leaving some to garnish.
  4. Take the kumera out of the oven once they are cooked and place on a serving dish. Add the leftover sweet sticky juices left on the baking tray to the bowl of farro mix; this creates the dressing for the filling.
    Slice down the middle of the kumera only half way through (be careful not to cut all the way through to the bottom). Using a fork, squash open the opening and fill with the farro mix. Garnish with crumbled feta, a good drizzle of the salsa verde and the leftover herbs.

 

Recipe and photos by Bonnie Coumbe. See her website here and Instagram here.

 

Ingredients for Baked Kumera Stuffed with Farro

Sweet Potato Imperfect Kumera Each

$0.81 ea
$1.25
 

Sweet Potato Kumera Each

$2.00 ea
$3.99
 

Sweet Potato Kumera Organic min 800g

$7.99 ea
$9.99
 

Chef's Choice Roasted Farro 500g

$6.99 ea
 

Villa Rossi Extra Virgin Olive Oil 1l

$13.99 ea
 

Rosto Extra Virgin Olive Oil Mellow 750ml

$13.69 ea
 

Rosto Extra Virgin Olive Oil Oomph 750ml

$15.99 ea
 
 

Colavita Extra Virgin Olive Oil 1L

$19.99 ea
 

Fresh Herbs Parsley Continental Bunch

$3.99 ea
 

Fresh Herbs Dill Bunch

$3.99 ea
 

Viking Organic Goat's Milk Feta Cheese 200g

$6.99 ea
 

Dodoni Feta Cheese 400g

$17.99 ea
 

Fresh Herbs Mint Bunch

$3.99 ea
 

Fresh Herbs Organic Mint

$5.99 ea
 
 

Fish4Ever Anchovy In Olive Oil 95g

$9.99 ea
 

Sandhurst Baby Capers 110g

$1.99 ea
 

Sandhurst Capers In Vinegar 110g

$2.90 ea
 

Sacla Capers with Wine Vinegar 200g

$4.99 ea
 

Zuccato Capers In Vinegar 106g

$3.29 ea
 

Garlic Head Each

$2.00 ea
$19.99
 

Garlic 500g

$3.99 ea
 

Chef's Choice Himalayan Pink Fine Salt 1kg

$2.99 ea
 

Chef's Choice Himalayan Pink Rock Salt 1kg

$2.99 ea
 

Maldon Sea Salt Flakes 240g

$7.99 ea
 

Maggie Beer Red Wine Vinegar 375ml

$10.99 ea
 

Chef's Choice Whole Capers In Vinegar 110g

$3.99 ea
 
 

The Cheese Board Danish Fetta Cheese 440g

$7.99 ea
 
 
 

Taro Root Each

$9.74 ea
$14.99
 

Spice and Co Pepper White Whole 55g

$3.69 ea
 

Spice and Co Pepper Black Whole 60g

$3.69 ea
 

Spice and Co Pepper White Ground 55g

$3.69 ea
 

Spice and Co Pepper Black Ground 55g

$3.69 ea
 

Spice and Co Pepper Black Cracked 55g

$3.69 ea
 

The Cheese Board Persian Fetta Cheese 335g

$10.50 ea
 
 
 
 
 

Hunter Valley Olive Co Garlic EVOO 250ml

$0.00 ea
 
 

Fynbos Fine Foods Smoked Chipotle Salt 80g

$5.99 ea
 

Fynbos Fine Foods Ghost Pepper Salt 80g

$5.99 ea
 

Fynbos Fine Foods Korean Chilli Salt 80g

$5.99 ea
 

Ceres Organics Capers 100g

$5.29 ea
 

Fynbos Fine Foods Habanero Salt 80g

$5.99 ea