Egyptian Farro Salad Recipe • Flavorful & Healthy! | Club Foody

 

I always like traditions and here at Club Foody, there’s a healthy and delicious one! The first recipe of each year, I post a salad recipe. Way back in 2017, I shared my Julienne Salad followed the next year with Winter Citrus Salad. The year after, I posted my Asian Chicken Salad and then in 2020, it was a Classic Cobb Salad. A couple years ago, it was that incredible Quinoa Beet Salad and last year, the Pear Pomegranate Blue Cheese Salad!
 
As you can see, there’s a vast choice of salads besides the ones I’ve shared throughout the years. For 2023, I couldn’t resist to showcase a recipe that I created a couple of decades ago… my Egyptian Farro Salad! This is so tasty and extremely healthy! With wheat, legumes, vegetables and fresh herbs along with a nice vinaigrette, this is a recipe that can easily turn into a meal!
 
For those of you who are not familiar with “farro”, it’s a variety of wheat. At the store, you might come across emmer farro or pearled farro. Emmer is the whole-grain and when the tougher layer has been removed, it turns into pearled which is the one I use in the video. I prefer using pearled farro because it cooks faster, about 30 to 35 minutes. The emmer on the other hand, takes longer – I’d say a good 60 to 70 minutes. Both are very nutritious.
 
It’s important to rinse the pearled farro under cold water to remove any powdery residues that might cover the grains after it has been processed plus, I don’t know who handled them before it got to my kitchen so taking that extra 3 minutes is a must! If you opt for the whole grain, you should soak it overnight.
 
There is so much yumminess in this Egyptian Farro Salad; arugula, chickpeas, cucumber, feta cheese, tomatoes, bell peppers, red onions, radishes, pistachio nuts, parsley and mint. You just have to “feel good” after eating this salad!
 
Let’s talk about onions. Red is perfect for salads but if you decide to use white or yellow, you might want to soak the onion pieces in water for 5 minutes, enough to remove the sharp taste from it.
 
Egyptian Farro Salad is not only incredibly tasty but healthy! Packed with vitamins, nutrients, fiber, antioxidants, etc., this is a recipe that you have to make. After trying it, I won’t be surprised that it will become a favorite of yours…
Bon Appétit!
 
Here are several more flavorful salad recipes for you to enjoy…
– Chickpea Corn Salad
– Waldorf Salad
– Bacon Wedge Salad
– Crab Louie Salad
– Tabbouleh
– Greek Salad
– Creamy Bacon Potato Salad
and for even more salad recipes, click on this link… Recipe Category • Salads & Dressings

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