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Sage Pesto Farro Salad

Course: Salad
Keyword: corn, grains, green beans, tomatoes

Ingredients

  • 2 c cooked farro
  • 1/3 lb/180g green beans
  • 1 ear/200g corn
  • 1 lb/450g cherry tomatoes

Sage Pesto

  • 1 c/35g sage leaves
  • 1 c/20g parsley
  • 3 cloves/10g garlic
  • 1 ½ tsp/2g lemon zest
  • 3 tbs/45ml lemon juice
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ½ tsp pepper
  • ½ c/60g walnut pieces
  • ¼ c/60ml olive oil

Instructions

  • Blend all pesto ingredients in a food processor or blender until a coarse paste.
  • Trim green beans and cut into 1 or 1 ½ inch pieces. Blanche in boiling water for 30 seconds and immediately plunge into ice water.
  • Blister corn on a grill, under the broiler, or over an open flame (great idea I picked up from Smitten Kitchen.
  • Slice tomatoes into halves or quarters depending on size.
  • Combine all ingredients and toss with pesto. Keeps well for a day or two in the fridge.