No-Brainer Grain Salad

No-Brainer Grain Salad

🥘 Ingredients

  • almonds
    2 oz
  • arugula
    4 oz
  • black pepper
  • butternut squash
    1 lb
  • dried cranberries
    2 oz
  • farro
    1.5 c
  • lemon
    1 unit
  • olive oil
    4.333 tbsp
  • red onion
    2 unit
  • ricotta salata cheese
    4 oz
  • salt
  • veggie stock concentrate
    2 unit

🍳 Cookware

  • medium pot
  • baking sheet
  • medium bowl
  1. 1
    Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Bring a medium pot of salted water to a boil. Add veggie stock concentrate and farro . Cook until grains are tender, ⏱️ 35 minutes . Drain and return to pot.
    veggie stock concentrate: 2 unit, farro: 1.5 c
  2. 2
    Wash and dry all produce. Halve and peel red onion , then cut into ½-inch-thick wedges. Toss onion and butternut squash on a baking sheet with a drizzle of olive oil and season with salt and black pepper . Roast in oven until browned and tender, ⏱️ 20 minutes , tossing halfway through.
    red onion: 2 unit, butternut squash: 1 lb, olive oil: 4.333 tbsp, salt, black pepper
  3. 3
    Halve lemon . Roughly chop almonds .
    lemon: 1 unit, almonds: 2 oz
  4. 4
    Add onion, squash, almonds, dried cranberries , 1½ TBSP olive oil, and a squeeze of lemon to pot with drained farro. Toss to combine. Season with salt, pepper, and more lemon (to taste).
    dried cranberries: 2 oz
  5. 5
    In a medium bowl , toss arugula with a squeeze of lemon and drizzle of olive oil. Season with salt and pepper.
    arugula: 4 oz
  6. 6
    Divide salad between plates or wide bowls. Place farro mixture on top in a mound. Using a peeler, shave ricotta salata cheese over plates, then serve.
    ricotta salata cheese: 4 oz