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Healthy Mediterranean Farro Salad in a big salad bowl

Mediterranean Farro Salad with Sweet Zesty Lemonade Dressing

This Mediterranean Farro Salad with a Sweet Zesty Lemonade Dressing is as scrumptious as it sounds and as easy as can be! It’s the kind of salad you can have as a full meal or you can pair it with grilled meat or fish! 

Course Salad
Cuisine Mediterranean
Keyword farro salad, mediterranean salad with farro, sweet and zesty salad dressing
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Servings 6 servings
Calories 413 kcal
Author Mahy

Ingredients

Farro Salad:

  • 1 cup uncooked farro grain
  • 4 cups boiling salted water

Salad Ingredients:

  • 1 cup arugula
  • 2/3 cup cherry tomatoes sliced in half
  • 1 cup sliced cucumber
  • 2/3 cups canned chickpeas
  • 1/2 cup sliced Sicilian olives
  • 1/3 cup minced onions/scallions
  • 1 can artichokes quartered
  • 2/3 cups minced fresh herbs a mixture of mint, parsley and basil

Sweet Lemonade Dressing:

  • 1 small clove of garlic minced
  • 1 teaspoon honey mustard
  • 1 cup Simply Lemonade
  • 2 tablespoons minced fresh basil
  • squeeze of half a lemon
  • 1/2 cup olive oil
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt more or less to taste

Instructions

  1. To cook the farro: Bring the salted water to a boil and just as if you would cook pasta, drop in the farro grain and cook until it’s chewy and al dente—this may take up to 50 minutes. Farro has a nice chewy bite so it won’t mush up easily on you.
  2. Drain the cooked farro and place it in your salad bowl.
  3. Make the Lemonade Dressing: Add all ingredients in a glass container. Seal the container and shake it vigorously until well blended.
  4. Pour1/4 cup of the dressing over the hot cooked farro before adding the remaining salad ingredients—this adds plenty of flavor to the farro.
  5. Add the salad ingredients to the salad bowl and toss the salad well, then pour more of the dressing over the salad and toss again.
  6. Serve the salad right away and enjoy!

Recipe Notes

  • It’s a great idea to make plenty of this Lemonade Dressing and use it on all your salads this summer! Even pasta salads.
  • If you’re a mayo kind of person, add 2 tablespoons of mayo to the dressing to turn it into a creamy sweet and tangy lemon dressing.
  • The cooking water for the farro can be flavored with bay leaves, garlic, onion, allspice or can even be replaced with stock.
  • For even more protein, add chopped grilled chicken, steak, shrimp or smoked salmon to this farro salad!
Nutrition Facts
Mediterranean Farro Salad with Sweet Zesty Lemonade Dressing
Amount Per Serving
Calories 413 Calories from Fat 234
% Daily Value*
Fat 26g40%
Saturated Fat 3g19%
Sodium 587mg26%
Potassium 216mg6%
Carbohydrates 38g13%
Fiber 8g33%
Sugar 6g7%
Protein 5g10%
Vitamin A 995IU20%
Vitamin C 18.4mg22%
Calcium 48mg5%
Iron 1.9mg11%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.