Farro Salad with Tomatoes and Herbs

Recipe courtesy Giada De Laurentiis

Show: Everyday ItalianEpisode: Italian Vegetables

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Cook Time:
35 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
6 servings

Times:

Prep: 20 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 35 min
Total:: 55 min

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Ingredients

4 cups water
10 ounces farro (about 1 1/2 cups)
2 teaspoons salt, plus more to taste
1 pound tomatoes, seeded and chopped
1/2 sweet onion (recommended: Walla Walla) chopped
1/4 cup snipped fresh chives
1/4 cup finely chopped fresh Italian parsley leaves
1 large garlic clove, minced
2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
Freshly ground black pepper
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil

Directions

Combine the water and farro in a medium saucepan. Add 2 teaspoons of salt. Bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce the heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until the farro is tender, about 30 minutes. Drain well, and then transfer to a large bowl to cool.

Add the tomatoes, onion, chives, and parsley to the farro, and toss to combine.

In a medium bowl, whisk together the garlic, vinegar, salt, pepper, and olive oil. Add the vinaigrette to the salad and toss to coat.

The salad can be refrigerated overnight. Bring to room temperature before serving.

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recipe Farro Salad with Tomatoes and Herbs
Heather Plymouth, MN 07-21-2009
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A go-to staple for summer picnics!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I make this salad all the time in the summer and everyone raves. I use wild rice/wheatberries/barley as well. Like other... reviewers, add some rotisserie chicken or seafood and its a meal!Read more
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Darren Manorville, NY 07-15-2009
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Healthy whole grains
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

Salads such as this are the most versatile you could ever make b/c you can take any one of the ingredients and substitute a... similar one w/o worry--scallions for onion or chives, mint for parsley, whole wheat orzo for farro, etc...sky's the limit. I even add a pound of large grilled shrimp to this to make a complete meal, sometimes with an extra veggie on the side. This time I used half farro and half whole wheat Isreaeli couscous. No end to the possibilities.Read more
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Eileen Kirkland, WA 09-26-2007
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I LOVE this salad!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I've been making it at least once a week for the last few weeks. The only change I make is using spelt for farro. I also... don't add the tomatoes until I'm ready to eat it since they are fresh off the vine.Read more
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Elise west sacramento, CA 06-16-2007
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Tasted Good
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I could not find Farro at my supermarket so I used Quoina instead. It came out good with the change. I would make this... again.Read more
recipe Farro Salad with Tomatoes and Herbs
Lori-Ann Pelham, AL 03-24-2007
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Loved it!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Great, easy, fast..the taste is wonderful and very hearty. Perfect side!!!!
recipe Farro Salad with Tomatoes and Herbs
Anonymous 01-05-2007
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SO EASY AND SO GOOD
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This was the easiest recipe. My husband LOVED it and he's hard to please. I used barley instead of Farro because I couln't... find Farrt - but it was still wonderful. The taste of all the frest herbs was wonderful and the dish was very colorful - almost didn't want to eat it! I added grilled chicken on top to make a dinner meal.Read more