Farro and Butternut Squash Salad

Farro and Butternut Squash Salad

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 6
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 266.2
  • Total Fat: 16.1 g
  • Cholesterol: 4.3 mg
  • Sodium: 41.4 mg
  • Total Carbs: 31.6 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 6.7 g
  • Protein: 8.4 g

View full nutritional breakdown of Farro and Butternut Squash Salad calories by ingredient


Introduction

This recipe combines farro, an Italian grain similar to wheat, with roasted butternut squash and red onion. This recipe combines farro, an Italian grain similar to wheat, with roasted butternut squash and red onion.
Number of Servings: 6

Ingredients

    2 cups farro
    3 cups butternut squash, cubed
    1 large red onion, cut into wedges
    3 tablespoons olive oil
    1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
    1 cup walnuts, chopped and toasted
    3 Tbsp. walnut oil or extra-virgin olive oil
    1/4 cup goat cheese, crumbled

Tips

(It's loosely adapted from 101cookbooks.com.) Find farro in the Italian section of many supermarkets or specialty-food stores. This packs well for lunch and is a nice accompaniment to roast chicken or grilled pork.


Directions

Serves 6 to 8 as a side, or 4 as a main course.

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In a large bowl, toss onion wedges and butternut squash with 1 Tbsp. olive oil and a generous pinch of coarse salt and several grinds of black pepper. Place on a foil-lined, rimmed baking sheet and roast until tender and a bit browned, about 30 to 40 minutes.

Meanwhile, cook farro according to package directions. Drain and cool slightly.

In a large serving bowl, toss farro, roasted vegetables and walnuts. Add 2 Tbsp. olive oil and 1 Tbsp. balsamic vinegar and toss to coat. Add goat cheese.

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Member Ratings For This Recipe


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    Incredible!
    4 of 4 people found this review helpful
    I used a large flat casserole dish to toss and roast the Squash / Onion in and stirred halfway through. I also substituted Coconut Oil for the entire recipe and used feta cheese instead. It was amazingly delicious! I want to have it around all the time! - 5/19/14


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    Incredible!
    4 of 4 people found this review helpful
    I will add to the chorus of praise for this recipe. I had to make a few substitutions based on what I had on hand. I used one cup of 10-minute farro and one of 10-minute barley (Trader Joe's), and went with olive oil instead of walnut oil. Was still absolutely wonderful. - 2/4/13


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    Incredible!
    4 of 10 people found this review helpful
    I luv this recipe, it sounds just perfect. - 12/13/12


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    Very Good
    3 of 3 people found this review helpful
    This is yummy! I cooked the farro in vegetable stock for added depth of flavor. I do have to ask - why are two different oils listed in the ingredients but only one used in the recipe - AND there are NO oils used to calculate the nutritionals! - 10/20/14


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    Incredible!
    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    This was a great side dish as a warm salad. - 1/18/13


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    Incredible!
    I enjoyed this and will make again and again. - 12/19/20


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    What an interesting combination of colors and textures. - 12/2/20


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    Good
    Yummy - 11/7/20


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    O.K.
    wasn't impressed. - 10/7/20


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    Very Good
    LOVE goat cheese in this. Gives it just a lovely tang. - 5/15/20


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    Interesting flavor. I am thinking of trying this with barley next. - 12/27/19


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    Great! - 12/26/19


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    Incredible!
    enjoyed this a lot - 12/25/19


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    Incredible!
    Yum - 9/19/19


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    So delicious!!! - 9/19/19


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    Incredible!
    YUM - 12/31/18


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    Good
    ok just needs tweeking for me - 11/15/18


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    looks good - 10/18/18


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    Love all butternut and fallsquashes - 10/17/18


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    NICE - 10/17/18


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    Terrific - 10/16/18


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    I love farro! I need to make this. - 9/28/18


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    interesting... - 9/27/18


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    Interesting. - 9/21/18


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    Good
    Delicious! - 11/29/17


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    Very Good
    This is a great recipe! - 11/21/17


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    Definitely one to try, I think I will leave out the walnuts to save on calories - 11/12/17


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    Incredible!
    Loved this! Thought it might be bland but not at all. I used a hint of sesame oil in mine as I was out of walnut oil. It was so autumnal and satisfying. Go for it! - 11/3/17


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    Awesome! - 10/29/17


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    This was tasty - 10/9/17


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    Incredible!
    This is so good.................... - 9/6/17


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    Delicious. - 9/6/17


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    0 of 1 people found this review helpful
    Doesn't this recipe have an awful lot of fat in it? I mean, I charge myself 100 calories for 1 tablespoon of walnuts; this recipe has 16 = 1600 calories. It also has 6 tablespoons of oil = 720 calories, plus 1/4 cup of goat cheese = 400 calories. That's 2720 cals, divided by 6 is 453 cals per svg - 11/21/14


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    Incredible!
    This is a favorite salad/main dish -I skip the oil and use misto spray to roast butternut. Sometimes have added beans to this too, less walnuts to keep calories a bit lower. I have had walnut oil in past and if I would happen to have any would probably add a couple teaspoons for the flavor it has. - 10/15/14


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    Incredible!
    0 of 2 people found this review helpful
    Mmmm delish ! - 10/31/13