Greek Farro Salad

(from sarahcampbell’s recipe box)

Prep time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 50 minutes

Categories: Greek

Ingredients

  • 1 cup dry farro/other grain
  • cucumber
  • green onion
  • tomato
  • greek garlic dressing
  • 15oz can chickpeas
  • 1 Tbsp olive oil $0.12
  • pinch smoked paprika
  • 1/4 tsp garlic powder
  • ⅛ tsp cayenne (optional)
  • Freshly cracked pepper (10-15 cranks of a mill)
  • 1/2 tsp cumin
  • Salt to taste

Directions

  1. Cook farro by directions

  2. Rinse and drain the chickpeas in a colander. Heat the olive oil in a non-stick skillet over medium heat. Once hot add the drained chick peas. Sprinkle the smoked paprika, garlic powder, cayenne pepper (if using), and some freshly cracked pepper over top. Stir the chickpeas to coat in the spices, then continue to sauté for about five minutes, or until the outside of the chickpeas are slightly browned and blistered. Season with salt to taste.

  3. chop cucumber, tomato and onion as needed

  4. combine above ingredients and layer dressing as needed on top

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