Summer Farro and Peach Salad
This summery salad is full of flavor, texture and good for you ingredients. Hearty farro and white beans are combined with grilled peaches and squash, garden fresh cucumbers and tomatoes, artichoke hearts and avocado. Then it is tossed with a light herby, lemon and olive oil dressing for a distinctly Mediterranean vibe.
Ingredients
- 8 oz farro (8 oz dry)
- 4 tbsp Mint chopped
- 3 tbsp basil chopped
- 2 avocado peeled and chopped
- ¼ red onion slivered
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes halved
- 2 Persian cucumbers chopped
- ½ tsp salt
- pepper to taste
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 2 lemons juiced
- ½ cup artichoke hearts diced
- 3 cups salad greens of choice for serving
- 1 goldbar squash cut in half lengthwise for grilling
- 2 peaches halved and pit removed for grilling
- 15 oz cannellini beans drained and rinsed
Marinade ingredients:
- 1 tsp olive oil
- Pinch salt
- Pinch smoked paprika
- 1 tsp dijon mustard
Instructions
- Cook farro according to package, rinse, drain, toss with a drizzle of olive oil and set aside in a large bowl to cool.
- Mix olive oil, smoke paprika, salt and dijon mustard to make marinade for grilling in a small bowl. Then coat gold bar squash and peaches with marinade. Grill for 5 minutes each side then let cool and chop
- In a small bowl, add avocado and a squeeze of lemon and mix to help preserve the avocado's green color.
- Add cucumbers, tomatoes, onions, artichoke hearts, squash, beans and peaches to the large bowl with cooked and cooled farro. Add lemony avocado. Alternately, keep the avocado separate and add when serving instead.
- Dress by adding lemon, olive oil, salt, pepper and herbs and mix well
- When serving make a bed of your favorite salad greens and top them with the farro salad. Keep the greens separate and only combine to serve.
- Enjoy this summer farro and grilled peach salad within 3-4 days for best quality.
Nutrition
Calories: 481kcalCarbohydrates: 72gProtein: 14gFat: 19gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 13gSodium: 652mgPotassium: 928mgFiber: 21gSugar: 10gVitamin A: 1087IUVitamin C: 55mgCalcium: 117mgIron: 5mg
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