Edamame and Farro Salad With Crispy Bacon, Shallots, and Roasted Corn

The Black Cat Kitchen
by The Black Cat Kitchen
6-10 servings
40 min

OK, so this is a very long recipe title! I even had to leave a few ingredients out of the list. I suppose this could also be called "Summer farro salad." But, sometimes it is nice to take a quick peek at the ingredients and see if they speak to you and if they sound like something you would want to eat!


I LOVE farro. I have probably used it in recipes posted here in the past I am sure. It is probably my favorite grain - and it is an ancient grain, so it is even more special and unique! If you have not tried farro, I highly recommend it. Try the quick-cooking variety which you can find at Trader Joe's and other grocery stores like Kroger, etc. It takes hardly any time at all to cook and it is chewy and wonderful. I put it on salads, bowls, sides to meat and veggies, etc. I even have a breakfast farro bowl I make, but more on that another time.


This recipe highlights some summer produce I love! Edamame, roasted tomatoes, crispy shallots, roasted corn kernels, and scallions. All topped with a drizzle of balsamic glaze and if you are feeling it!


The recipe is very forgiving so you can add and omit ingredients as you wish. When you lightly toss everything together, the tomatoes start to mix with the farro and it binds everything together in such a great way. I add fresh basil leaves to mine. This is best eaten within a few days - kept refrigerated. It will last longer without the bacon. I froze a batch without the bacon and it was great from the freezer as well!


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Edamame and Farro Salad With Crispy Bacon, Shallots, and Roasted Corn
Recipe details
  • 6-10  servings
  • Prep time: 10 Minutes Cook time: 30 Minutes Total time: 40 min
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Ingredients
Farro Salad
  • 2 C farro
  • 1 Tbsp chicken "better than bouillon" or chicken stock (optional)
  • 2 ears corn, kernels removed (or 1/2 C corn kernels)
  • 2 C cherry tomatoes
  • 1 C edamame (shelled)
  • 6 pieces of bacon, cooked and crumbled
  • 4 green onions, diced
  • 2 -3 shallots, sliced into rounds
  • 1 tsp fresh lemon juice (topping at end)
  • salt/pepper to taste
  • balsamic vinegar glaze (optional topping at end)
  • olive oil for roasting tomatoes and cooking shallots
Instructions
Farro Salad
Preheat oven to 400. Cook your bacon and tomatoes first (either both in oven or bacon on stove top)
Roast tomatoes on baking sheet with olive oil until bursting about 10-15 minutes
Cook your bacon until crispy
While bacon and tomatoes are cooking, remove kernels from corn and pan fry these to crisp them (or grill ears of corn if you have that option)
Boil your water for farro and cook until finished. Add optional bouillon to farro when finished cooking and water drained
When bacon finished, simply set aside and crumble when cooled
Slice shallots into rings and pan fry these in olive oil until crispy, set aside
If edamame is frozen, quick cook it and set aside
Dice green onions
Assemble your salad with everything. Mix bacon, edamame, corn, farro. Stir in tomatoes so they start to break apart. Top with green onions and crispy shallots. Drizzle balsamic glaze and squeeze of fresh lemon juice to top if desired.
Tips
  • I almost always cook my farro either in some chicken stock, or add some bouillon paste for a kick of flavor. Omit this and bacon if looking for a vegetarian meal
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