IT. IS. HOT. I know. It’s late July, this shouldn’t come as a shock to me, but somehow I am still surprised. The upside to this heat is that summer corn in everywhere! So I say let’s throw some in a salad. This beautiful Corn and Farro Salad with Spiced Chick Peas from Sun Basket is a dream served as a light main course or side salad for whatever you’re grilling!
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Corn and Farro Salad with Spiced Chick Peas

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Here is the scoop: Peppery arugula topped with cooked farro, spiced chick peas, roasted hazelnuts, seared corn and salty ricotta salata combine to make a delicious summer salad! If you aren’t familiar with farro, let me make an introduction. Farro is an ancient wheat grain that is high in protein, fiber and nutrients like magnesium and iron. Farro is as easy to cook as rice and has a delicious nutty flavor which works beautifully with the spiced chick peas, sweet corn and salty cheese in this salad. Last and certainly not least, this lovely salad is drizzled in a sherry vinaigrette…so tasty!

Corn and Farro Salad with Spiced Chick Peas

The Recipe: Corn and Farro Salad with Spiced Chick Peas

Tips and what you will need: you will need a small pot to cook farro, a good sea salt (I like to buy the tub and save money!) and a “y” peeler to shave the cheese. If you can’t find farro in your nearby store, you can have it delivered to your door!

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Corn and Farro Salad with Roasted Chick Peas
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
25 mins
 

Nutty, earthy, chewy, farro has a lot to love. Today it’s regarded as a special treat, but in Ancient Rome, the wheat was a military-issue staple. Here it is tossed with sweet corn, salty ricotta salata, and paprika-spiced chickpeas for an al fresco-worthy meal.

Course: Salad
Cuisine: American
Keyword: easy lunch recipe, light recipe
Servings: 2 servings
Author: Sun Basket
Ingredients
  • 1/3 cup semi-perlato farro
  • 1½ ounces hazelnuts
  • 1 to 2 shallots
  • 4 Tablespoons extra virgin olive oil separated
  • ¾ cup chickpeas
  • 2 ears corn
  • 4 sprigs fresh dill
  • 1/4 teaspoon of each: onion powder - coriander - sweet smoked paprika
  • 2 ounces baby arugula
  • 1 tablespoon sherry vinegar
  • 1 ounce ricotta salata
  • Sea salt and freshly ground pepper
Instructions
Cook the farro
  1. Heat the oven to 350ºF
  2. In a pot, combine the farro and 2 cups salted water. Bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer, and cook until tender, 10 to 15 minutes. Drain. While the farro cooks, toast the hazelnuts.
Toast the hazelnuts
  1. On a sheet pan, spread the hazelnuts in an even layer. Toast in the oven until lightly browned, 7 to 10 minutes. Let cool, and then coarsely chop. While the hazelnuts toast, prepare the vegetables.
Prep the vegetables
  1. Peel and thinly slice the shallot.
  2. Rinse the chickpeas.
  3. Shuck the corn; lay the ears flat and cut the kernels from the cobs.
  4. Coarsely chop the dill.
Cook the chickpeas and corn
  1. In a pan over medium heat, warm 2 tablespoons olive oil until hot but not smoking. Add the shallot and cook, stirring occasionally, until starting to soften, 2 to 3 minutes. Add the chickpeas, onion powder, coriander and smoked paprika and cook, stirring occasionally, until the chickpeas are heated through and fragrant, 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in the corn and cook until just warmed through, 1 to 2 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper and remove from the heat.
Finish the salad
  1. In a bowl, combine the chickpea-corn mixture, farro, dill, arugula, sherry vinegar, and 2 tablespoons oil. Toss well to coat. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
Serve
  1. Transfer the salad to individual bowls. Using a peeler, shave or crumble the ricotta salata on top. Garnish with the hazelnuts and serve.

 

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