Delicious Mediterranean Salad with Farro Recipe
Are you tired of the same old garden and Caesar salads? Mix things up with this delicious Mediterranean salad recipe featuring farro, a sweet Italian grain. Not only is it packed with flavor, but it's also filling enough to be a vegetarian dish on its own. Plus, you can easily customize it to be gluten-free or vegan. Swap out the farro for quinoa, choose vegetable stock instead of chicken stock, and skip the feta cheese. This salad is also a great way to use up all those leftover veggies in your fridge. Roast some yellow and red peppers for sweetness, chop up a cucumber, halve some cherry tomatoes, and add in sun-dried tomatoes for an extra burst of flavor. Mix it all together with arugula, parsley, and a sprinkle of feta cheese. You can even make a simple homemade dressing with red wine vinegar, olive oil, honey, and lemon juice. Serve the salad warm or cold – either way, it's absolutely delightful. Try this Mediterranean salad recipe and you'll never look at salads the same way again!
Ingredients:
- Italian farro (or quinoa for gluten-free option)
- Yellow and red peppers
- Cucumber
- Cherry tomatoes
- Sun-dried tomatoes
- Parsley
- Arugula (or rocket)
- Baby spinach
- Feta cheese (or vegan cheese for vegan option)
- Salt and pepper
- Olive oil
- Red wine vinegar
- Honey
- Lemon juice
- Barbecue chicken (optional)
Cooking steps:
- Cook the farro (or quinoa) in stock or water according to the package instructions.
- Roast the yellow and red peppers on a barbecue or in a frying pan until tender. Dice them into small pieces.
- Chop the cucumber into bite-sized pieces and halve the cherry tomatoes.
- Add the diced peppers, cucumber, cherry tomatoes, and sun-dried tomatoes to a bowl.
- Chop the parsley and add it to the bowl.
- Optional: Prepare a homemade dressing using red wine vinegar, olive oil, honey, and lemon juice.
- Season the salad with salt and pepper, and drizzle with the dressing if desired.
- Add the cooked farro and arugula (or rocket) to the bowl.
- Sprinkle in the feta cheese (or vegan cheese) and mix everything together.
- Serve the salad warm or chilled as a refreshing and filling meal.
