Rich Farro Salad, a fresh salad full of ingredients, tasty and perfect for hot summer days, you prepare it and for two days you have lunch ready in the fridge, to eat at home or in the office, it will delight both adults and children, it’s a great alternative to the classic rice salad!
- Difficulty: Very easy
- Cost: Very cheap
- Rest time: 30 Minutes
- Preparation time: 5 Minutes
- Portions: 4
- Cooking methods: No-cook
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: All seasons
Ingredients for the Rich Farro Salad
- 17 oz pearl farro, cooked, boiled (canned farro works great!)
- 3.5 oz cooked ham (a thick slice)
- 6 oz cherry mozzarella balls
- 5 oz cherry tomatoes
- 5 oz black olives in brine (pitted)
- 5 leaves basil (fresh)
- 2 tbsps extra virgin olive oil
- 1 pinch salt
Preparation of the Rich Farro Salad
Drain the precooked farro well, pour it into a large bowl, add the cherry tomatoes washed and cut into 4 parts, mix.
Cut the mozzarella balls in half and add them to the bowl, also add the cooked ham cut into small cubes and the olives chopped with a knife.
Add the basil washed, dried and torn with your hands, the salt and the oil, and mix well, combining all the ingredients, cover with plastic wrap and place in the fridge for at least 30 minutes before serving.
RICH FARRO SALAD
Notes
This recipe uses precooked farro (very convenient, always available, and delicious as well as practical for those who work and have little time) but you can certainly use farro to cook from scratch if you have the time and desire!
You can substitute the mozzarella balls with Greek feta.
