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Green Bean Farro Salad with Basil Mint Vinaigrette

Another Vinaigrette recipe that you’ll want to slather on anything and everything forever and ever! This time it comes in the form of a Basil Mint Vinaigrette on top of a Green Bean Farro Salad!
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time20 minutes
Course: Salad
Cuisine: American
Servings: 8 servings
Author: Gaby Dalkin

Ingredients

  • 1 pound haricot verts or green beans ends trimmed
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 6 cloves garlic chopped
  • 1 shallot thinly sliced
  • 1 tablespoon red pepper flakes less if you don't want them spicy
  • 1 cup cooked farro
  • ½ cup feta the kind that comes in the brine cut into small cubes or crumbled
  • Kosher salt and freshly cracked black pepper to taste

For the Mint Basil Vinaigrette

  • 1 shallot roughly chopped
  • 1 ½ cups tightly packed fresh basil leaves
  • ½ cup fresh mint stems removed
  • 1 clove garlic
  • ½ teaspoons red pepper flakes
  • ½ cup olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon salt

Instructions

  • Bring a large pot of water to a boil.
  • Add the green beans and cook for 2 minutes. Drain the green beans and set aside.
  • In a large heavy bottom skillet, heat the olive oil over medium high heat. Add the shallot, garlic and red pepper flakes and sauté for 2 minutes until the garlic becomes fragrant. Add the green beans and mix everything together, making sure the garlic and shallots are evenly distributed amongst the green beans. Toss with cooked farro and feta.
  • Combine all the ingredients for the vinaigrette in a high powered blender and blend for 60 seconds until very smooth. Taste and adjust salt and pepper as needed. Serve immediately. Or you can refrigerate the vinaigrette for up to 3 days.
  • Drizzle with a few tablespoons of the vinaigrette. Season with salt and pepper and serve as needed.

Notes

The vinaigrette is also amazing on chicken, steak, salmon. Stir it into other grain salads as well! 

Nutrition

Calories: 232kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 13g | Cholesterol: 8mg | Sodium: 433mg | Potassium: 228mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 1123IU | Vitamin C: 10mg | Calcium: 96mg | Iron: 2mg