Farro Tabbouleh

Health Highlights

Farro is so versatile, and a great source of protein for lots of whole-grain energy and nutrition. This salad is delicious either warm or cold.

Ingredients

2 cup (dry)	Farro
1 large	Red onion (chopped to a small dice)
2 medium	Cucumber, peeled (chopped to a small dice)
2 large	Tomato (chopped to a small dice)
1 bunch	Parsley, fresh (large; washed well and finely chopped)
1 medium	Lemon (juice and zest)
2 tbsp	Mint, fresh (finely chopped, (or 1 Tbsp dried))
1 dash	Salt and pepper (to taste)
1 cup	Green lentils, raw (cooked tender)

1. Cook both farro and lentils according to package instructions and drain. As they're cooking, dice vegetables.

2. Combine all ingredients into a large salad bowl and mix well.

Calories 524

Calories from fat 45

Calories from saturated fat 3.3

Total Fat 5.0 g

Saturated Fat 0.4 g

Trans Fat 0

Polyunsaturated Fat 0.7 g

Monounsaturated Fat 0.4 g

Cholesterol 0

Sodium 46 mg

Potassium 1477 mg

Total Carbohydrate 103 g

Dietary Fiber 23.6 g

Sugars 9.2 g

Protein 28.9 g