Farro Salad

Name: Farro Salad
Prep time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: ½ cup packed fresh basil leaves; ½ garlic clove; ¼ cup walnuts or pine nuts; ¼ cup walnuts or pine nuts; 1½ cups farro; Salt and black pepper to taste; Salt and black pepper to taste; ½ cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese; ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil, or more as needed

Preparation info

Makes
4
servings

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
1 hr

Appears in

The Best Recipes in the World

By Mark Bittman

Published 2005

About

Farro is a wheatlike grain grown in central Italy (known as spelt here). Barley makes a good substitute; cook it the same way. Here it is combined with a simple pesto; it’s a lovely picnic or summer party side dish, with almost anything.

Ingredients

Salt and black pepper to taste
1½ cups farro
¼ cup walnuts or pi

Europe
Italy
Vegetarian
Summer
Mediterranean

Method

Bring a large pot of water to a boil and add salt. Cook the farro as you would pasta, tasting until it is tender, at least 15 minutes and probably about 30. Drain. (This can be done up to a day or two in advance; toss the farro with a little olive oil to keep it from clumping, then cover and refrigerate.)
Combine the walnuts, garlic, basil, oil, and a pinch of