Apple Almond Farro Salad Recipe, Made With Maisie Jane’s Almond Butter and Sliced Almonds

Posted on : September 25th, 2017

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Apple Almond Farro Salad When the weather starts to turn cooler and our thoughts turn to Fall foods and activities, this author always thinks of apples first and foremost. There’s something so nostalgic about apple harvest time and my favorite recipes come to mind: apple pie, hot apple cider, baked stuffed apples. But, honestly, it’s not quite cool enough for that yet for me so this turn of the season Fall salad really jumped out at me as the perfect thing to share at this transitional time of year.

With just nine ingredients this is so simple to make but it has a wonderful combination of textures combined with a sweet yet tangy apple-almond vinaigrette that sounds absolutely scrumptious! Imagine: crunchy diced apples, toasted almonds and yummy dried currants or raisins all tossed together with scallions and pearled farro. So many foods of the harvest season but still light and perfect enough for the last warm days of the year.

Pearled farro? “What’s that?” you say?

Farro is used in Italian cuisine. It is a grain product made from at least one of three different kinds of wheat: spelt, emmer and einkorn. Some people say it has a sort of nutty flavor. But if you can’t eat wheat or you don’t find farro at your local grocery store, pearled barley is an excellent substitute as it has a similar texture and use.

This salad is usually used as a side dish but it is nutritious and yummy enough to eat all on its own as a light lunch. The recipe and photograph comes courtesy of Ashley at Blissful Basil, a health conscious blog written by vegan cookbook author and —at the time she shared this— a pregnant mom-to-be with a fun upbeat attitude. Check out her original post to enjoy her delightful story-telling and full recipe details. Enjoy!