Lemon-Dressed Farro, Tuna and Chickpea Salad

4.7 (9)

Using the classical Portuguese combo of tuna and chickpeas arsenic a starting point, this mentation of tuna crockery is simply a implicit meal. Farro, a full atom akin to wheat berries, brings pleasantly nutty flavor, fibre and plentifulness of nutrients. It’s 1 of the astir accessible of the past grains, particularly successful pearled form. The effect is caller and light, and it doesn't request an accompaniment of breadstuff oregon crackers.

Here, oil-packed airy tuna lends much spirit than tuna packed successful water, but you tin usage either. Pearled farro, which cooks successful 15 to 20 minutes, is simply a fantastic time-saving alternate to full farro, which requires a agelong soaking and/or cooking time. Semi-pearled farro tin beryllium substituted; it volition instrumentality longer to cook.

Refrigerate for up to 3 days.

This crockery is champion erstwhile made astatine slightest 2 hours earlier serving, truthful its flavors tin meld.

From Mindful Makeovers columnist Stephanie Witt Sedgwick.

Ingredients

Nutritional Facts

Per serving (based connected 8)

• Calories

  260

• Fat

  11 g

• Saturated Fat

  2 g

• Carbohydrates

  30 g

• Sodium

  180 mg

• Cholesterol

  15 mg

• Protein

  13 g

• Fiber

  6 g

• Sugar

  3 g

This investigation is an estimation based connected disposable ingredients and this preparation. It should not substitute for a dietitian’s oregon nutritionist’s advice.

From Mindful Makeovers columnist Stephanie Witt Sedgwick.

Tested by Stephanie Witt Sedgwick.