Farro Salad

Farro has been a part of the Mediterranean diet since Roman times. It is a great source of fibre and can be used to make risotto. Here I have used this easy and quick to prepare ingredient to make a farro salad.

Farro Salad
Farro Salad
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Since Dave and I moved to the new gym in Gordons Bay I have changed my routine. Part of the reason is that they have terrible showers. The pressure is so bad I could not face my morning shower. And it takes an age for the hot water to come through, which is a waste of time and water. Neither of which we can afford to spare. The other reason is that the gym is closer to home meaning I don’t have to go out of my way to train. They are in the same centre as the Woolworths I shop at which is most convenient. It means one stop every afternoon to get fit and shop for our vegetables. When I am time constrained I like to buy ready-made salads. These are not cost effective at all but really delicious.

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Woolworths have grain salads that I have taken a particular liking to. They offer up something different for our weekly braai and I have used them as inspiration to make my own. In warmer weather I start off by choosing the grain and then add salad dressing or pesto. Being quite soft in texture I make sure to add something crunchy, and of course, something fresh. The options are endless. And making this at home is both easy and cheap so I don’t have an excuse really to not do so. I recently bought farro in Italy and have used this as the base. It takes a mere 10 minutes to cook and has a nutty taste. It is a great alternative to couscous or quinoa and I will buy some more when we go to England in October.

Farro Salad

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Farro Salad

Farro makes a great alternative to couscous as a base for a grain salad
Recipe Category: Salad
Makes enough for: 2 people
All Rights Reserved: an original recipe from Lavender and Lime

Ingredients

  • 1 l water
  • 10 mls salt
  • 90 g farro
  • 45 mls avocado salad dressing
  • an assortment of seasonal fresh and pickled vegetables, herbs and baby leaves *
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper to season

Method

  • Place the water into a large sauce pan and bring to the boil
  • Add the salt and the farro and bring back to the boil
  • Stir and leave to cook for 10 minutes
  • Strain the water through a colander and leave to cool
  • Place the farro into a salad bowl and add the dressing and mix through
  • Add your seasonal vegetables, pickled vegetables, herbs and / or baby leaves as desired
  • Season to taste and serve

Notes

Try using cherry tomatoes, fresh rocket, basil, baby spinach, goats milk feta, pickled courgettes or cucumbers, corn off the cob, fresh peas, beans
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18 thoughts on “Farro Salad

  1. A lovely looking salad, Tandy. I am going to keep this recipe for summer time braais.

  2. 5 stars
    Looks like a fabulous salad Tandy, I just bought some farro last week, will definitely be making this salad with that amazing avocado dressing.

  3. I’ve never had farro. I must try it some day. Not really the weather for salads here but I like salad any time of year. In fact I had duck ? salad tonight. This sounds healthy Tandy.

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