Farro and Pine Nut Tabbouleh
A Mediterranean-inspired grain salad featuring nutty farro, fresh vegetables, and toasted pine nuts tossed with herbs and lemon. This refreshing dish combines traditional tabbouleh ingredients with hearty farro and chickpeas for a nutritious meal.
Ingredients
- •1 cup farro (found at gourmet stores)
- •2 large heirloom tomatoes
- •1 small cucumber
- •1 clove garlic
- •½ small red onion
- •2 tablespoons pine nuts
- •1 cup canned chickpeas
- •3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- •1 whole lemon
- •¾ cup fresh parsley
- •½ small jalapeño chile
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Cooking Instructions
- 1.
Heat oven to 350°F. Cook farro as directed on package; set aside. Halve tomatoes. Scoop out and discard inner meat and seeds. Cut tomatoes into 1/4-inch pieces and place in a bowl. Peel cucumber, halve lengthwise and scoop out seedy center. Cut cucumber into 1/4-inch pieces; add to tomatoes. Add garlic and onion. Toast pine nuts on a baking sheet in oven until slightly browned, about 6 minutes. Transfer to bowl. Add cooled farro, chickpeas, oil, lemon juice, parsley and jalapeño; stir to combine. Season with salt and pepper and stir again. Marinate at room temperature about 20 minutes before serving.
45 min
