This farro and kale salad recipe is so tasty and will make great leftovers for the next day. If you add chicken, it makes it a complete meal.
Farro and Kale Salad
This is great served as a side dish or you can add some chicken breast and make it a meal.
Ingredients
- 1 cup cooked farro
- 1 large bunch kale chopped, stems removed
- 1 tsp lemon juice
- .33 cup pistachios
- .33 cup lightly sweetened dried cranberries
- .25 cup parmesan cheese
Dressing
- 1 T olive oil
- 1 T apple cider vinegar
- 1 tsp dijon mustard
- 1 garlic clove minced
- 1 tsp honey
- pink Himalayan sea salt
- black pepper
Instructions
- Make the dressing by whisking the olive oil, acv, garlic, honey, salt and pepper in a small bowl together, then add a pinch of salt and pepper.
- Add the chopped kale into a large bowl, then add about 1/3 of the dressing and toss, adding another pinch of salt and pepper.
- Massage the dressing into the kale until the leaves soften a bit.
- Add the farro, pistachios, dried raising and another 1/3 of the dressing and toss.
- Let sit for 5-10 minutes, then add the rest of the dressing and toss before serving.
Notes
Calories – 452
Protein – 18g
Carbs – 64g
Fat – 15g
For the cranberries, I love these as they’re sweetened with apple juice.
Just add some chicken breast and you have a complete meal!
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High Carb/ Low Fat
To decrease the fat in this meal, remove the pistachios.
Calories – 401
Protein – 16g
Carbs – 61g
Fat – 11g
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