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Winter salads are some of my favourites, you get a kick of fruit (be it dried), and nuts for crunch, and the base possibilities are endless. I had some farro grains kicking around and went looking for a recipe to work with.
I combined a few ideas and tweaked the ingredients a bit (and debated making it a breakfast bowl), and landed with this mixture. Feel free to substitute the nuts for whatever you have on hand (walnut might be a good alternative), and regular raisins for golden, or apricots for the cranberries. This is an easy one to work with what's in the cupboards.
Make Your Meal Even Healthier Tip:
There's not much more you can do to this salad to make it even healthier, but you can always pack it with even more good stuff. Allergies? Go nut free. Gluten free? Try quinoa instead of farro. You could even wilt some spinach and stick it in there or throw in a handful of chickpeas!
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Serves 1-2
INGREDIENTS:
Dressing:
- 1 tsp of orange juice
- 1 tsp of lemon juice
- 2 tbsp of olive-oil
- 1 tsp of grated ginger
- 1/2 tsp apple cider vinegar
- sprinkle of salt
- sprinkle fresh ground pepper
Salad:
- 1/2 cup farro
- 1/4 cup dried cranberries
- 1/4 cup golden raisins
- 1/4 cup pistachios (shelled)
- 1 tbsp chopped mint
- 1 tbsp chopped cilantro (optional)
INSTRUCTIONS:
Heat 2 cups of water and add farro when boiling. Cook for approx. 30 minutes until tender (test it).
Drain and set aside.
Whisk all dressing ingredients together, then add to farro (in a bowl) along with the cranberries and raisins.
Place in fridge until ready to serve, or let cool slightly.
When ready to serve, fold in pistachios, mint, optional cilantro, and any other ingredients you are adding.
Serve for two as a side salad, or for one as a whole meal.
Can be doubled or tripled.
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photos by: Christine McAvoy
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