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Farro salad with parsley pesto
Ami Jariwala
2-4 servings
BeginnerHealthy farro salad with parsley pesto. Tasty way to use pesto in a salad.
Total Steps
5
Ingredients
18
Tools Needed
1
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- 1 cup flat leaf parsley
- 1/4 cup walnuts
- 1 clove garlic
- 2 tablespoons parmesan
- to taste lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- to taste salt
- 1/2 cup dry farro
- 1.5 cups water
- parsley pesto
- 1/2 cup tomatoes
- 1/4 cup red/yellow onion
- 3-4 medium sized brussel sprouts
- 1/2-1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
- to taste salt
- to taste black pepper
- red chili flakes(optional)
- sunflower seeds
Instructions
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Step 1
For parsley pesto :
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Step 2
Blend all this in a blender until a coarse but kind of smooth paste forms. Taste and adjust salt and lemon juice.
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Step 3
For farro salad :
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Step 4
Let the farro cool down after cooking. In a big bowl, add farro, pesto, tomatoes, onions, sprouts, vinegar. Mix it all up nicely. Add salt, black pepper, lemon juicve and red chili flakes and give it a good shake. Taste and adjust seasoning. Serve right away or chill it in refrigerator.
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Step 5
Before serving garnish with sunflower seeds.