Colorful Farro Salad

Here is a light, healthy meal to help you detox from all that holiday food!  To me, nothing is more refreshing and nutritious than a big grain salad – you have your grain, your vegetables and your protein from the beans all in one bowl – who needs more! Farro is a member of the wheat family, and has pleasantly chewy texture. It is relatively inexpensive, but if you buy it from the bulk bins at the store it’s even cheaper!

Colorful Farro Salad

Roxane McNulty

Here is a light, healthy meal to help you detox from all that holiday food!  To me, nothing is more refreshing and nutritious than a big grain salad – you have your grain, your vegetables and your protein from the beans all in one bowl – who needs more!

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Prep Time 15 mins

Cook Time 20 mins

Total Time 35 mins

Course Dinner, Lunch

Cuisine American

Servings 6 servings

Calories 414 kcal

METHOD Stovetop

DIET Vegan

Ingredients

  

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• 1 1/2 cups of uncooked Farro
• 4 1/2 cups of vegetable broth
• 1 tomato diced
• 1 yellow tomato diced
• 2 large green onions sliced on the bias
• 1 cup of fresh spinach
• 1/2 cup of black olives
• 1/4 cup of Kalamata olives sliced in half
• 1 1/2 cups of cooked kidney beans
• 1/2 cup of olive oil
• 1/4 cup of lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon of dried basil
• Sea salt and Pepper, to taste

Instructions

 

• First, make the dressing: Whisk together the Oil, Lemon Juice, Salt, Pepper and Basil; Set aside.
• Bring Veg broth to a boil, add Farro. Boil, without stirring, until liquid is absorbed, about 20-25 minutes. Drain off any liquid that may remain and place in a large bowl. Pour the dressing over the Farro while still hot and mix thoroughly.
• Add remaining ingredients and toss well. Refrigerate a couple hours before serving.

Nutrition

Calories: 414kcalCarbohydrates: 51gProtein: 8gFat: 21gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 15gSodium: 1092mgPotassium: 374mgFiber: 12gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 1178IUVitamin C: 11mgCalcium: 52mgIron: 2mg

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