Farro Salad Recipe with Crispy Sage Leaves

Everyone need a perfect fall salad and I think this is it!

Farro is one of my favorite grains with its chewy texture and mild taste, some might even compare it to barley.

I love adding it to salads, especially those that don’t contain protein, because farro provides protein, whole grains and lots of fiber. We all need that in our diet.

I also am a fan of kale and though I know some aren’t, there are ways to make it more likeable.

For starters one can buy baby kale, but I buy bagged kale and chop it finely.

Some say to massage the dressing into the kale but I find if it is fine enough, there is no need.

One advantage of using kale in salads is that any leftover salad doesn’t wilt.

In other words, the salad keeps overnight, even if previously tossed with dressing.

Squash is one of my fall favorites so I added some steamed squash to give this salad some sweet goodness.

Pro tip:

One of my favorite tricks to cook squash simply is to slice it lengthwise down the middle, scoop out the seeds, flip it over onto a lined baking sheet and pop it into an oven set to 375.

Cook until you can easily stick a fork into it.

Farro Salad Recipe:

But my favorite part of this amazing farro salad recipe is the vinaigrette.

Most of us, me included, think of vinaigrette’s as containing oil. Yes, most do, but in this case I subbed in browned butter which makes this delectable indeed.  

And of course adding fresh sage leaves to the browned butter and frying them crisp makes me want to just spoon said butter right into my mouth!

I love this sagey, sweet, rich vinaigrette and can’t wait to use it directly on other roasted vegetables.

This farro salad recipe belongs to cool fall nights.  

Topped with pomegranate seeds or even cranberries, some smoked almonds and yes, the sage flavored butter; well this fall salad is dressed to impress.

I accessorized with some Toscano black pepper cheese, but feel free to use your favorite.

Add in some grilled chicken or yes…some crisp bacon if you must, but either way this salad surely will be the most popular one on the runway!

 

 

 

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