Best grain salads
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Anonymous
| Wondering if anyone has a go-to or set of go-to recipes for a great grain salad -- think farro + vegetables. Doesn't need to be vegetarian. Something light, good for a lunch on a hike -- that kind of thing. |
Anonymous
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This is the best grain salad ever:
https://www.bonappetit.com/recipe/make-ahead-lentil-salad/amp |
Anonymous
| Bon Appetit’s now behind a paywall? Bye! |
Anonymous
| Farro, roasted butternut, and wilted spinach or arugla, with a a smidge of sharp cheddar or blue cheese. If I'm serving it as a one-bowl dinner, I add sweet sausage |
Anonymous
| I bought a bottle of the green goddess dressing at chopt and it was delicious on everything. I did one that was farro, tomato, black beans, corn some arugula and that dressing. Yum. |
Anonymous
| Trader Joe's sells canned chickpeas in a lemon and olive oil dressing. It's called something like "chickpeas with parsley and cumin" and is in the canned aisle next to canned dolmas. These chickpeas are amazing. Mix them oil, seasoning and all with your grain of choice, sliced red pepper, red onion and arugula. They'd be great with farro, brown rice or quinoa. |
Anonymous
| Tabouli? |
Anonymous
| This is probably more of a fall/winter dish but I love it and make it often: https://littlespicejar.com/autumn-pearl-couscous-salad-with-roasted-butternut-squash/ |
Anonymous
| I also like to do pearl couscous or orzo with fresh mozzarella balls, cherry tomatoes, and zucchini or cucumber. |
Anonymous
That’s sounds delicious. |
Anonymous
| I love farro, but I try to avoid gluten (it gives me inflammation), so I’ve been using millet or quinoa [well rinsed and rubbed to remove the coating which makes it taste funny] |
Anonymous
No paywall for me, but didn’t find the recipe very interesting, either. Can find something similar just by googling the ingredients in the url |
Anonymous
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Farro, roasted butternut squash, onions, pine nuts, and parsley. Throw in a bay leaf when boiling the farro.
Before roasting, season the butternut squash with salt, pepper, and either allspice or Penzy's Galena Street spice...yum. |
Anonymous
That poster was not OP btw. Thanks for sharing the recipe, original PP. |