Health Break: How steaming and fermenting can make a simple meal healthier

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) – Savannah Culinary Institute’s Chef Leif Evans showed the Morning Break team how to take your salmon dish up a notch in a healthy way. He made steamed salmon, boiled fermented farro and lightly wilted spinach.

Instructions:

Farro

  1. Ferment farro for a few days using water and yeast. You can also substitute yeast for sourdough.
  2. Place diced shallots in pot on medium heat with olive oil.
  3. Once shallots are translucent, add fermented farrro and mix.
  4. Add water an inch above where the farro ends.
  5. Season with salt and pepper.
  6. Let it reach a boil. Once it’s boiling, turn stove down and let cook for 15 minutes.

Salmon

  1. Place water in a pan below a bamboo basket and let it reach a…

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