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Greek Farro Salad with Fresh Herbs

greek farro salad with fresh herb mediterranean recipe

A hearty and filling lunch dish, this Greek Farro Salad is full of mediterranean flavors and lots of fresh herbs.


Using New Ingredients

fast cooking farro from trader joes

Every time Dan (my husband) hears me mention “Farro”, he make the same lame joke about Pharrohs (i.e. King Tut)

He’s really becoming a master in the lame dad joke category.

This month’s The Recipe Redux challenge was to use a new ingredient to create a healthy, delicious dish. Last week I shared my love of this fast cooking farro (insert dad joke here), so I know i wanted to use it in this recipe.

Greek Salad + Tabbouleh’s Love Child

chopping fresh herbs for greek farro salad recipe
greek farro salad with fresh herbs mediterranean recipe

Not only did I combine my new favorite farro, but this recipe is the love child of my two favorite salads – Greek Salad and Tabbouleh.

The same fresh flavors of greek salad like cucumbers, tomato and feta cheese. But with all the herby goodness of tabbouleh. Add in the nutty flavor of farro and you have a hearty salad that is chock full of fresh ingredients.

Perfect for Meal Prep

A big, hearty bowl of Greek Farro Salad with Fresh Herbs - the perfect mediterranean lunch

This Greek Salad Farro makes a great meal prep dish for weekday lunches. Simply make a big batch of farro, chop up all the veggies and herbs and you can all the ingredients needed for a quick, go to lunch.

Top with grilled chicken or shrimp and you have a complete, filling, protein packed meal.

I typically leave the olive oil and lemon juice off the salad if I am prepping in advance and just wait to add these right before eating.

Grab the Recipe

Greek Farro Salad with Fresh Herbs

A hearty and filling greek farro salad filled with mediterranean ingredients and lots of fresh herbs. 
Course Appetizer, lunch, Salad, Side Dish
Cuisine Mediterranean
Keyword cucumber, farro, feta, herbs, mediterranean diet, tomato
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Servings 4 servings
Author Brynn at The Domestic Dietitian

Ingredients

  • 2 cups farro
  • 4 cups vegetable broth
  • 3 english cucumbers small
  • 1 cup cherry tomatoes halved
  • 4 scallions chopped
  • 1/2 cup fresh mint chopped
  • 1/2 cup Italian parsley chopped
  • 1/4 cup feta cheese crumbled
  • 1/3 cup olive oil
  • 2 lemons juiced
  • salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

  • Place farro and vegetable broth into a pot and bring to a boil. Cover and reduce to a simmer for 10 minutes (farro will absorb liquid). Remove from heat and set aside to cool slightly
  • In a large bowl, add slightly cooled farro, cucumber, tomato, scallions, mint and parsley, Stir to combine
  • Top with feta cheese, olive oil and lemon juice. Season with salt and pepper as needed

Notes

You can use water in place of broth for cook farro.
 
If using for meal prep, add olive oil and lemon juice right before serving to avoid the dish getting soggy. 

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