Healthy Whole Grain Farro Salad with Lemon Tahini Dressing
Whole grain farro, pistachios, chickpeas and chopped veggies tossed with a light delicious lemon tahini dressing.
Ingredients
- 1 cup farro
- 4 cups water
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 can 16 ounce garbanzo beans drained and rinsed
- 2 cups cucumber seeded, and diced into small cubes (1 large cucumber)
- 1 cup red bell pepper diced small (1 large bell pepper)
- 4 stalks celery approximately 2 cups
- 1 cup lightly salted pistachios
- 1/2 cup red onion finely diced
- 1/2 cup finely chopped parsley
- 1/2 cup finely chopped mint
lemon tahini sauce
- 1/3 cup lemon juice
- 1/4 cup tahini
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1 tblsp honey
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
Instructions
- Bring 4 cups of water to a boil with 1 teaspoon salt. Rinse 1 cup of farro and add it to the bowling water, reduce heat to medium high, keep at a low bowl for 30 minutes. Drain off any excess cooking water. Set aside and let cool. While farro is cooking chopping vegetables up.
- Drain and rinse 1 can of garbanzo beans. Put in large bowl.
- Clean vegetables and herbs; chop according ingredient directions. Add to bowl with beans.
- Add cooled farro, pistachios
- Whisk together vinaigrette ingredients and pour over all the ingredients in bowl and toss to coat. Salad is best if you allow time for the flavors to meld together, however you can eat immediately. Store leftovers in an airtight container.
Nutrition
Calories: 545kcalCarbohydrates: 53gProtein: 17gFat: 30gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 7gSodium: 852mgPotassium: 313mgFiber: 7gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 939IUVitamin C: 40mgCalcium: 38mgIron: 1mg
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