5 Ways to Eat More Farro
Move over, quinoa.
Farro Tabbouleh with Burst Tomatoes
F&W’s Gail Simmons, of Top Chef fame, chars cut limes on the grill to make the smoky dressing for her variation on classic tabbouleh. Slideshow: More Farro Salad Recipes
17 Hearty Farro Dishes to Try
Farro is a nutty, chewy whole-grain wheat that can be used in everything from burgers to stews, showing off its versatility and ability to work as either a delicious main dish or a perfectly complementary side. Start your day with a farro breakfast porridge, make it into a creamy risotto, or fry it up for a crunchy salad topper. Here are 17 of our best farro recipes to make throughout the year.
Toasted Farro with Greens and Tahini
Kevin Gillespie roasts cooked farro (a type of wheat) in a skillet to give the grain a sweet, toasty flavor and a pleasant chewiness.Kevin's Tip: Roasting cooked farro makes it taste almost like popcorn. More Delicious Ideas for Farro
Sunchoke-Kale Hash with Farro
Comfort food is rarely healthy, or vegetarian. This soul-satisfying winter hash is both. The recipe from F&W Best New Chefs 2009 Jon Shook and Vinny Dotolo, of Animal and Son of a Gun in Los Angeles, combines crispy sunchokes, silky oyster mushrooms, tender kale and chewy farro. It’s wonderful served with grilled steak or on its own as a meatless main course. Slideshow: Vegetarian Main Courses
Farro Salad with Fried Cauliflower and Prosciutto
Cooks in Italy fry cauliflower to bring out its nuttiness. Here, Ethan Stowell deep-fries it for a salad with salty prosciutto and nubby farro (a variety of whole-grain wheat).