Take your meal prep or side dishes up a notch and make this flavor packed farro salad.
Course Side Dishes
Cuisine American
Keyword farro, grain salads, salad recipes, side dishes
Prep Time 5 minutesminutes
Cook Time 30 minutesminutes
Total Time 35 minutesminutes
Servings 8servings
Calories 286kcal
Author Shannah Coe
Ingredients
4cupsbroccoli florets
1 15.5ozcan chickpeasdrained and rinsed
2Tbspolive oil
1/2tspsalt
1/4tspblack pepper
1cupfarro
1/4cupchopped walnuts
1/4tspcrushed red pepper
1/3cupbasil pesto
1/4cupgrated Parmesan
Instructions
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line a large, rimmed baking sheet with nonstick foil.
Toss chickpeas with 1 Tbsp olive oil. Season with salt and pepper. Place on prepared baking sheet and bake for 15 minutes.
Toss broccoli florets with remaining olive oil. Add to pan with chickpeas and cook and additional 10 minutes.
Meanwhile, cook farro according to package instructions.
Once farro is cooked, stir in broccoli florets, chickpeas, walnuts, red pepper flakes, and pesto. Top with grated Parmesan cheese. Season with salt and pepper.
Eat warm or refrigerate.
Notes
I cook the farro in vegetable stock but water works well fine.