I’m craving this warm farro salad with spinach as I sit here in this cold, cold coffee shop drinking my luke warm coffee, jittering (from both the cold temp and the abundance of coffee i’ve consumed). Yup this warm farro salad would really make my insides happy just about now! And to everyone that doesn’t believe a completely vegetarian farro salad with spinach and mushrooms can be delicious, give me the opportunity to prove you wrong. I’ve already proved the husband wrong. He’s eaten his words (and this farro salad). Because my hubs doesn’t care for vegetarian anything. This warm farro salad is a vegetarian wonder. It starts with fluffed farro. I used the Trader Joe’s quick cooking farro. But you can use regular farro and just cooking it according to package directions. If you’re not a big fan of farro, brown rice or even quinoa would be delicious with this. And even though i’m calling it a warm farro salad with spinach, it doesn’t have to be eaten warm. It tastes really good for lunches straight out of the refrigerator.
The addition of fresh baby spinach and crimini mushrooms will have you full for days! No kidding! This recipe is pretty healthy with all the fresh veggies, small amounts of oil, and healthy grains. And if you just can’t take this much vegetarianism, just grill a chicken breast on the side, or sauté small pieces of chicken with a little salt and pepper and toss them in the farro salad with spinach and mushrooms I tossed in a handful of dried tart cherries and let me tell you, it takes this farro salad to new heights. It’s optional, so if it’s really not your thing, leave it out.
So let’s recap: This farro salad with spinach is perfect to serve as a side salad with grilled chicken, steak, or shrimp. You can even sauté boneless chicken or tofu with salt and pepper and toss it right into this warm farro salad bowl or bol. It’s perfect just by itself without any additions and leftovers make for great lunches. And it’s good cold or warm. This salad is nutty, filling, flavorful, healthy, and delicious. Now go give it a try my fellow salad lovers. This farro salad with spinach and mushrooms is sure to please!
If you do not care for farro, brown rice or quinoa are also great in this salad.
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