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Farrout Broccoli Walnut Chicken Salad

Farrout Broccoli Walnut Chicken Salad features hearty farro, slivered sun-dried tomatoes & apricots with a zippy lemony, honey, Dijon vinaigrette.
Prep Time30 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Chill Time2 hours
Servings: 6
Author: Adapted from Lunds & Byerlys Farrout Broccoli Kale Salad

Ingredients

  • 1 cup farro
  • 2 1/2 cups Water
  • 1/2 teaspoon Kosher Salt
  • 2 cups shredded or chopped cooked chicken
  • 3/4 cup toasted walnuts halves broken into large pieces.
  • ⅓ cup sundried tomatoes julienne cut or whole cut into small strips
  • 1 head fresh broccoli cut into bite size pieces
  • 9 oz mixed greens (with baby kale if you can find it)
  • 10 dried apricots cut into small strips
  • ½ cup freshly shredded parmesan cheese

Vinaigrette

  • 1 clove garlic minced fine
  • 1 small shallot minced fine
  • 2 tablespoons Grey Poupon Dijon mustard
  • 1 tablespoon Honey
  • 1 lemon, juiced
  • ⅛ teaspoon Kosher Salt
  • freshly ground black pepper, to taste
  • 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

Instructions

  • Rinse farro under cold running water. Combine with water and and salt in small saucepan. Bring to boil, reduce to simmer, cover and cook until tender & water is mostly absorbed (about 20-25 minutes). Remove from heat, drain if necessary, and chill in refrigerator for several hours.
  • While farro is cooking, cut broccoli, sun-dried tomatoes and apricots.
  • Optional Step: You can opt to marinate the broccoli while the farro is cooling. To do this, make 1 1/2 times the vinaigrette. Place the broccoli in a shallow bowl, pour the extra vinaigrette over the broccoli florets and toss to combine. Cover and refrigerate for several hours. Then add your broccoli to the salad when you are ready to serve.
  • Once farro is chilled, combine with chicken, walnuts, sun-dried tomatoes, apricots, broccoli and mixed greens in salad bowl. Pour dressing over and gently toss. Top with Parmesan and serve. Alternatively you can line individual plates with mixed greens, top with remaining salad ingredients, drizzle with dressing and top with Parmesan.

Vinaigrette

  • Combine vinaigrette ingredients in a salad dressing shaker or small jar with a tight fitting lid and shake to combine.