Farro Salad
The Farro salad from Spoonsparrow delights not only vegetarians and is a tasty idea for a healthy lunchbox.
Ingredients
- 250 g spelt or emmer wheat
- Salt
- 2 red bell peppers
- 2 stems oregano
- 120 g Kalamata olives (pitted)
- 200 g feta cheese (45% fat in whole milk)
- 6 tbsp Olive oil
- 4 tbsp white wine vinegar
- Pepper
- 1 tsp Honey
Instructions
-
1.
Cook spelt in boiling salted water for about 30 minutes until just al dente. Drain, rinse with cold water and let drain.
-
2.
Meanwhile, clean the bell peppers, remove seeds, wash and quarter them. Place the peppers skin side up on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and bake in a preheated oven at 220 °C (or 200 °C fan, gas: level 3–4) on the top rack for 15 minutes until the skins blacken and blister. Remove, cover with a damp cloth to cool, then peel off the skins and slice the flesh into strips.
-
3.
Wash oregano, dry it, fluff the leaves and pick them off. Toss oregano with olives, spelt, and peppers in a bowl. Add crumbled feta. Dress with olive oil, vinegar, salt, pepper and honey, mix well, and serve or pack in jars for take‑away.