Wheat Salad With Vegetables

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups water, add more if necessary
• sea salt
• 1 cup farro wheat
• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 3/4 cup mint vinaigrette
• black pepper
• 1/2 cup red onion, chopped
• 1/2 cup celery, chopped
• 1 cup cucumber, seeded and chopped
• 4 tomatoes, small seeded and chopped
• arugula, leaves large handful roughly chopped
• 1/4 flat leaf parsley, chopped
• 1/4 cup fresh mint, chopped
• black olives, oil cured for garnish

Recipe

• 1 bring water to boil and add farro wheat and salt. reduce heat to low, cover and simmer for 20 minutes or until done. if farro is ready but not all the water absorbed, drain grain in a sieve.
• 2 place the drained farro in a bowl, toss with evo and let cool.
• 3 when cooled, toss the farro with half the dressing and salt and pepper to taste.
• 4 fold in the onion, celery, cucmber, tomatoes, argula, parsley, mint and remaining dressing and toss again.
• 5 taste and adjust the seasoning if required.
• 6 garnish with olives.
• 7 serve at room temperature.