Farro Salad
Farro is a grain which looks like wheat and has a nutty flavor. I was first introduced to farro in Italy used in this salad. Farro is used in soups also. On our recent trip to Italy our daughter Barbara spotted the farro on the shelf of a grocery store. We both purchased a package. Last evening Barbara came to have dinner with me and brought Farro Salad which she had prepared. I will share her recipe. Barbara used cherry tomatoes leaving them whole. Once the tomatoes are cut the juices can add to much liquid to the salad.
Ingredients:
1 pkg. frozen peas
yellow pepper, diced
cherry or grape tomatoes, uncut
pine nuts
kalmata olives, oil cured
green olives, oil cured
olive oil of good quality
Directions:
Cover with water and boil farro for about 20 minutes. Use just enough water to cover farro and do not drain but rather allow the water to be absorbed; remove from heat. Add frozen peas and the heat in the grain will cook the peas. Allow to totally cool before adding the remaining ingredients. The amounts of the ingredients will depend on size of salad. Dress the salad with a high quality olive oil.
2 comments:
This looks fantastic. Do you have any ideas for finding farro in the US?
We have seen farro in food stores that sell organic foods. Keep your eye open as I am sure you will find it somewhere. It is d-lish! I would think it would be good also in soups.
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