Spicy Tomato Soup With Harissa And Farro

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 cup finely diced white or yellow onion
• 1/2 cup finely diced carrot
• 1/2 cup finely diced celery
• 1/2 cup finely diced mushroom
• 1 leek, white part only, halved and sliced thinly
• 3 cloves garlic, chopped
• 1 quart water
• 10 black peppercorns
• 1 dried bay leaf
• 10 sprigs flat-leaf parsley
• 5 sprigs thyme
• 1 red bell pepper
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 tablespoon fennel seeds
• 1 tablespoon cumin seeds
• 2 teaspoons crushed red pepper flakes
• 1 white or yellow onion, sliced thinly
• 1 cup chopped tomatoes*
• 1 teaspoon cayenne
• sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
• 1 cup farro
• one 28-ounce can fire-roasted crushed tomatoes
• 1 tablespoon chopped flat-leaf parsley, for garnish