Have you discovered Farro yet? If not, I highly recommend this old world Italian grain of certain wheat species in whole form, somewhat similar to barley, but crunchier and very healthy! It can sometimes be hard to find although I get it at Whole Foods, and you can buy online from Bluebird Farms up in Washington. Here’s a summer salad great for lunch or dinner served cold that will wow anyone you serve it to. I found this thanks to the Design Love Fest blog, a fav of mine.
image via Design Love Fest photo by Jen Gotch
ingredients:
- 1 cup of farro
- 5 radishes (chopped)
- 1 cup baby heirloom tomatoes (or grape tomatoes will certainly do)
- 5 oz feta (cubed)
- 8 large basil leaves
- 1 lemon
- olive oil, salt and pepper – to taste
what to do:
- add 1 cup farro into 2 cups water and bring to a boil.
- reduce to a simmer and cover until farro is tender and most or all of the water is gone (20 ish mins)
- drain the farro, throw it in a bowl and pop that bowl in the fridge to cool down.
while the farro is chillin’:
- chop your cheese and veggies and julienne the basil
- add the above to the chilled farro
- zest the lemon over the mixture and then cut it in half and juice it.
- drizzle olive oil and the lemon juice over the salad and toss it, baby.
- add salt + fresh ground pepper
image via Design Love Fest, photo by Jen Gotch
Now you’ve got lunch for 2 to 4 days or a great side for grilled veggies! Cheers and enjoy your summer.
Do you have a recipe you want to share? Leave it in the comment section below and I’ll share it with links back to you! You know I always love hearing from you.
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