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Perfectly roasted sweet potatoes, cranberries and crisp apples come together in my Harvest Farro Salad recipe.
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Yesterday I shared a story about how I went to an apple farm this year and created a beautiful Apple Cider Vinaigrette with the cider I brought home. It's subtly sweet, savory and oh so delicious. So it's probably no big surprise that I also had to come up with a recipe using the dressing!
What better to showcase the perfect fall dressing than with a hearty Harvest Farro Salad recipe featuring roasted sweet potatoes, tart cranberries, crisp apples and crunchy pumpkin seeds! These two are the perfect fall pair.
Farro is such a tasty grain. If you haven't tried it yet, you've got to. It's nutty, rich and flavorful. Although farro rocks, you can also use the same amount of quinoa, wheatberries or any other grain you like in this recipe.
The Harvest Farro Salad recipe is hearty because it has perfectly pre-roasted sweet potato bites piled high in the dish. Aren't they purrr-ty????
The rest of the ingredients are quintessentially fall and taste amazing together. It's all topped with that Homemade Apple Cider Vinaigrette.
Let me warn you though... it's downright addictive. My entire batch disappeared in no time at all.
Serve this salad as a vegan / vegetarian main course any day of the week! It's also fancy enough to put on your Thanksgiving table this year, especially if you don't eat the turkey.
Harvest Farro Salad with Apple Cider Vinaigrette
Harvest Farro Salad with Apple Cider Vinaigrette is filled with sweet potato, cranberry and apple! A perfect side dish or vegan main course for Thanksgiving, Christmas or any fall day.
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Prep Time 15 minutes mins
Cook Time 20 minutes mins
Total Time 35 minutes mins
Course Main Course, Side Dish
Cuisine American
Servings 4
Calories 375 kcal
Ingredients
For the sweet potatoes
- 2 small sweet potatoes, peeled & cubed
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- ½ teaspoon thyme
- salt & pepper, to taste
For the rest of the dish
- 1 cup uncooked farro
- 3 cups water or vegetable broth
- 1 apple, sliced
- ½ cup dried cranberries
- ¼ cup pumpkin seeds (pepitas)
- 2 tablespoons Apple Cider Vinaigrette ***, to taste
Instructions
For the potatoes
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
Toss the potatoes in the olive oil, thyme salt and pepper.
Roast for 20-30 minutes until tender
For the rest of the dish
Cook the farro in the water or vegetable broth according to package instructions.
Toss the cooked farro, roasted sweet potatoes, apple, cranberries, pumpkin seeds together with the Apple Cider Vinaigrette. Add more dressing to taste!
Serve warm or room temperature!
Notes
*** Get the recipe for my Homemade Healthy Apple Cider Vinaigrette HERE.
Nutrition
Calories: 375kcalCarbohydrates: 81gProtein: 8gFat: 4gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 1gSodium: 68mgPotassium: 609mgFiber: 13gSugar: 20gVitamin A: 16079IUVitamin C: 5mgCalcium: 56mgIron: 2mg
Keyword Farro Salad
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Selina says
Thank you foe sharing these wonderful recipes ❤🇨🇦 Awesome ! 🙂Reply
Alison's Allspice says
I love farro too, all these fall flavors are perfect for the holidays!
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Carla Patterson says
Wow, this salad looks extremely tasty <3 I would love to eat one as soon as possible! I'm afraid, that I don't have time to prepare one tonight though. Thanks for sharing anyway
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Becca | Rabbit Food Runner says
This looks so colorful and delicious!
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C says
Oh man! This looks so good and comforting. 🙂
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Becca | Rabbit Food Runner says
This looks incredible! WIll have to try it!
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Annmarie says
Ooh this looks so yummy! Love winter salads!
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Diane@TastyKitchenn says
I has always been a big fan of salad. And this looks sooooooo good. Can't wait to give it a try for tomorrow dinner.
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Chrystal Rose says
This looks SO good! This would be the perfect meal for a vegetarian at Thanksgiving dinner.Those sweet potatoes and apple slices ???? Might have to make it right now! Thanks for sharing!
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Nicole @ Bento Momentos says
Yum! I love grain salads with a little acid and bright cranberries. Thanks for sharing!
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Deborah Brooks says
I love using farro for heartier salads
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Lacey Balliet says
This sound so tasty and would be perfect with that dressing.
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JulieWunder says
Thanks Lacey!
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Maureen @ Maureen Gets Real says
What is farro? It looks like barley to me but I've never tried it and haven't heard much about it!
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JulieWunder says
Yes! Kind of like barley or a wheat berry!
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Emily @ Pizza & Pull-Ups says
This looks awesome! I love a good, hearty fall salad and can’t wait to give this a try.
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JulieWunder says
Thanks Emily!
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Emily says
Oh wow, I didn't read yesterday's post, but that sounds AMAZING Julie! That's wonderful that you were able to create 2 recipes that pair so beautifully. I've never had farro, but I've seen more and more people having it lately on Instagram. It looks delicious.
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JulieWunder says
Thanks Emily! Hope you had a great weekend.
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