Name: KALE, PEARLED BARLEY AND FAUX ROE STACK WITH SWEET SOY GLAZE
Yield: 2 servings
Ingredients: 3 medium-sized beets, finely diced; 4 cups water OR one bottle of prepared beet juice, unsweetened, like Biotta; 1/2 cup amaranth grain, rinsed; 2 TB dark sesame oil; 1 TB grated fresh ginger; 1/2 TB grated fresh garlic; 1/2 cup soy sauce; 1/2 cup mirin; 1/2 cup sake; 3/4 cup raw agave syrup; 1/4 tsp xantham gum (not completely necessary for this recipe—if you don’t have it, the glaze will still taste good.); 3/4 cup pearled barley; 2 cups water; 1 TB rice vinegar; 1 TB sugar; 1/2 TB salt; 2 TB black sesame seeds; 1 TB sesame oil; 2 cups of lacinato kale, cut chiffonade; 1 TB white sesame seeds