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Summer Farro Salad takes several minutes to prepare.

Summer Farro Salad takes several minutes to cook.

Summer Farro Salad makes 8 servings.

The ingredients for Summer Farro Salad are:

8 tsp extra-virgin olive oil, divided
1 small yellow onion, quartered
1 small carrot, halved
1 celery rib, halved
12 ounces farro (1 3/4 cups)
5 cups water
Kosher salt
3 tablespoons red wine vinegar
Freshly ground pepper
1/2 small red onion, thinly sliced, half of this amount minced finely
1 small cucumber, halved lengthwise and thinly sliced crosswise
1 pint grape tomatoes, halved (about 12 oz)
1/4 cup chopped fresh basil

Here is how you make Summer Farro Salad:

1. In a large saucepan, heat 2 teaspoons of the oil. Add the yellow onion, carrot and celery, cover and cook over moderately low heat until barely softened, about 5 minutes. Add the farro and stir to coat with oil. Add the water and bring to a boil. Season with salt and cover and simmer over low heat until the farro is al dente, about 20 minutes. Drain the farro and discard the onion, carrot and celery. Let cool completely.2. In a large bowl, whisk the remaining olive oil with the vinegar and season with salt and pepper. Fold in the farro, red onion, cucumber, tomatoes and basil, season with salt and pepper and serve.Serving Size: Serves 8Number of Servings: 8Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user KLWOZNIAK.

The nutritional information for Summer Farro Salad is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 8
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 204.1

• Total Fat: 5.6 g
• Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
• Sodium: 48.2 mg
• Total Carbs: 31.6 g
• Dietary Fiber: 3.4 g
• Protein: 6.7 g