This Warm Tuscan Salad is made with an ancient Italian wheat grain known as Farro or Spelt. Farro is slightly chewy and has a nutty flavor, which makes it ideal for this warm lunch salad or as a side when combined with grilled lamb or roast chicken.

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  • Course Sides
  • Cuisine Italian
  • Keyword All-Seasons, Delicious, Flavor, Spring, Tasty, Vegetarian
Servings Prep Time Cook Time
6 people 15 minutes 20 minutes
Passive Time Total Time
10minutes 35 minutes
Servings Prep Time Cook Time
6 people 15 minutes 20 minutes
Passive Time Total Time
10minutes 35 minutes
Degree of Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients
Farro
  • 1/2 cup farro uncooked
  • 1 1/2 cups boiling water for cooking
  • kosher salt to taste
Salad Base
  • 1 small shallot finely diced
  • 1 small garlic clove grated
  • 1 tbspn olive oil
  • 1/4 cup chicken stock or vegetable stock
  • 1 tbspn balsamic vinegar
  • 1 11 oz baby spinach
  • 6-8 baby plum tomatoes sliced in half
  • 1 lemon zested
  • kosher salt to taste
Dressing
  • 1 lemon juiced
  • 1 tbspn Dijon mustard
  • 3 tbspn extra virgin olive oil
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Instructions
  1. Gather all ingredients before starting recipe
  2. Bring water to a boil and add the farro all at once. Return to a boil, then reduce heat to medium low and gently simmer for about 20 minutes. Check after 20 minutes, test the farro, if there is a very slight bite or crunch, the farro is done, drain and set aside.
  3. Heat olive oil in a medium sauté pan, add chopped shallot and cook for 3-4 minutes, or until the shallots start to soften. Add grated garlic to the shallots, cook for about a minute, then add chicken stock or vegetable stock. Add vinegar and simmer for 1 to 2 minutes.
  4. Add spinach. season with salt, toss to combine, then cover and simmer for 3 to 4 minutes, or until the spinach has reduced by half in volume.
  5. Add cooked farro, toss to combine and remove to a platter. Drizzle with the dressing, grate the zest of one lemon on the farro mixture. Toss gently to combine. Top with baby plum tomatoes.

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