I'm feeling all the seasons at once with this farro salad with edamame, feta cheese, and pine nuts. This farro salad recipe has a simple dressing of olive oil and lemon juice and is garnished with basil.

White Bowl of farro, and edamame with a small bowl of toasted pine nuts and another small wood ball with a portion size of the dish topped with feta. side view.

Cooking Farro For The Salad

Farro is a whole grain wheat (so it's not gluten free). It looks similar to any other whole grains (like oats or barley) and is chewy. It can be served warm or cold but I prefer cold in this dish.

Cook farro like pasta. Boil some water, salt it, cook the farro, and drain off excess water. DONE!

Farro Salad with Edamame and Feta Cheese Tips

Wanna bring your farro salad up a notch? Zest one or two of the lemons before juicing them and throw that in the mix too.

Forgot to defrost the edamame? No problem, just microwave on power level 7 for ~ 2 minutes or until defrosted and warm.

White Bowl of farro, and edamame with a small bowl of toasted pine nuts and another small wood ball with a portion size of the dish topped with feta. top view.

Farro Salad with Edamame and Feta Cheese

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Author: beckie
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 45 minutes
Yield: 6
Category: Side Dish
Method: Stovetop
Cuisine: International
Diet: Vegetarian

Ingredients

1 ½ cups uncooked farro
½ cup pine nuts, toasted
½ cup fresh lemon juice (~ 3 lemons)
½ cup olive oil
1 ¼ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon black pepper
16 oz frozen shelled edamame, defrosted
⅓ cup red onion, diced finely
2 loose cups basil, chopped
½ cup feta cheese crumbles - as garnish

Instructions

Cook farro according to package instructions. I find that adding more water than needed and draining it off like pasta makes the perfect farro. Cool drained farro and set aside in a large bowl.
Bring a small pan to medium heat and add the pine nuts to pan. Toast ~ 2-3 minutes or until fragrant and brown. Careful - pine nuts are expensive and burn easy so don't walk away from the pan! Set aside on a plate.
In a small bowl or jar mix together lemon, olive oil, salt and pepper to make a dressing.
When farro is cool add defrosted edamame, red onion, basil, and pine nuts. Toss with the dressing. Garnish with feta cheese crumbles.
Add salt and pepper to taste. Happy Eating! Beckie

Notes

Wanna bring your game up a notch? Zest one or two of the lemons before juicing and throw that in the mix too.
Forgot to defrost the edamame? No problem, just microwave on power level 7 for ~ 2 minutes or until warm.
Skip toasting the pine nuts if in a hurry.

Things In My Kitchen:

Over the sink Colander: For draining the farro. It only touches the side of the sink and not the bottom. I like that you don't have to bend over to pour out the contents of a pot.

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