Greek Salad With Farro Recipes

GREEK FARRO SALAD

Steps:

• Rinse farro with water; drain. Place farro in a pot; pour in chicken broth to cover farro by at least one inch, adding water if needed. Stir in 1 teaspoon olive oil and sea salt.
• Bring liquid to a boil; reduce heat to medium and simmer, uncovered, stirring frequently, until tender, about 35 minutes for whole grain farro or about 20 minutes for pearled farro.
• Drain farro, rinse with cold water, and set aside to cool completely, about 15 minutes.
• Whisk 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil, lemon juice, Greek seasoning, and garlic together in a large bowl. Stir in tomato, cucumber, red pepper, red onion, and feta cheese. Stir farro into tomato mixture until completely coated with dressing; season with salt and pepper. Refrigerate salad for about 2 hours before serving.

GREEK FARRO SALAD

Steps:

• Bring a medium pot of salted water to a boil. Add the farro, reduce the heat to medium-low, and cover. Simmer until the farro is tender and the grains have split open, about 20 minutes. Drain and rinse with cool water. Put the farro in a mixing bowl.
• Add the tomato, cucumber, onion, bell pepper, olives, and basil. Toss with the oil and lemon juice; season with the salt and pepper. Toss the salad to evenly distribute the ingredients. Put the salad on a nice oval platter, break up the feta with your hands, and scatter the chunks on top. The farro salad can be made a day or two in advance.

GREEK SALAD WITH FARRO

Steps:

• In a food processor, puree the dressing ingredients together. (Extra virgin olive oil, basil, juice of half a lemon, salt & pepper.).
• Heat olive oil over medium heat in saucepan. Add farro and cook for about 1 minute Add water and bring to a boil. Decrease heat and simmer for about 40 minutes or until farro is done.
• While farro is simmering, prep the vegetables and other ingredients.
• Once farro is cooked, drain any excess water and let cool.
• Once cool, toss all ingredients together and mix well. Enjoy!