This week’s healthy recipes includes a white bean and farro salad. When I make a salad, I like it to be hearty and at least include some cheese for protein. We always have farro in the house and I am trying to find ways to incorporate it into our diets on a weekly basis.

White Bean and Farro Salad

Farro is of the wheat family, so farro is unsuitable for those with celiac disease, gluten intolerance or a wheat sensitivity or allergy. But if you can eat it, farro a great reliever of tension and cramps because farro is rich in magnesium. It also is very high in vitamins B and E and is packed with protein and fiber (twice that of wheat).

Farro makes some really delicious healthy recipes – I recommend soaking it in water for at least an hour before cooking.

My father-in-law has diabetes so I am always trying to find healthy recipes that he will enjoy that I can also serve the kids. It’s not always easy and sometimes (most of the time) I only end up making one end happy. But this salad was really good for my father-in-law to eat and he had it for a few days with his other meals.

White Bean and Farro Salad

Ingredients

1 cup cooked farro - see this post about cooking it
1 cup cannellini beans
1 head broccoli
1 to mato
1 tbsp red onion
3 tbsp fresh parsley
1/2 cup corn
2 pieces turkey bacon diced
1 celery
1 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp vinegar
1 tsp dijon mustard
salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

Cook the farro, and beans if using dried, in a separate pot.
Mix the dressing ingredients and adjust to taste. I don't like a ton of dressing on my salad!
Combine dressing with salad ingredients and toss. Serve. Enjoy!

What do you think of this farro recipe?