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Greek Farro and Chickpea Salad

URL: https://cookieandkate.com/greek-farro-and-chickpea-salad-with-herbed-yogurt/

Ingredients

The farro

  • 1 cup farro, rinsed
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 2 cloves garlic, pressed or minced
  • ½ teaspoon fine-grain sea salt

The herbed yogurt

  • 1 ¼ cups plain Greek yogurt
  • 1 ½ tablespoons fresh mint, torn into pieces
  • 1 ½ tablespoons fresh dill, roughly chopped
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice (about ½ lemon)
  • teaspoon salt

The salad

  • 5 ounces mixed greens
  • 1 pint cherry tomatoes, sliced into rounds
  • 1 cucumber, sliced into thin rounds
  • ½ small red onion, chopped and rinsed
  • 15 pieces pitted Kalamata olives, sliced
  • 2 cups cooked chickpeas (or one 14-ounce can, rinsed and drained)
  • 1 avocado, sliced into strips
  • to taste lemon wedges

Instructions

  1. Cook the farro by boiling it in water, then simmering until tender. Drain and mix with olive oil, garlic, and salt.
  2. Prepare the herbed yogurt by blending yogurt, mint, dill, olive oil, lemon juice, and salt until smooth.
  3. Assemble the salad by arranging greens, tomatoes, olives, cucumbers, and avocado in bowls. Add farro and chickpeas, then top with the herbed yogurt.
  4. Finish with a squeeze of lemon juice over the salad and serve.

Nutrition Facts (estimated)

Servings
4
Calories
300
Total fat
15g
Total carbohydrates
30g
Total protein
12g
Sodium
200mg
Cholesterol
10mg

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