Farro Dolmas Salad

Name: Farro Dolmas Salad
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 33 min
Total time: 48 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: Istanbul & Anatolian Heart
Ingredients: 1 cup cracked farro; 0.333 cup dried currant; 0.5 cup walnuts; 5 preserved grape leaves; 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil; 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice; 0.25 tsp kosher salt; 0.25 tsp fresh grated black pepper; red chili pepper flakes

Cracked farro, currant and walnuts come together in this Turkish salad, simmered on the stove.

48 min · Serves 8 · Easy

Ingredients

236.59 mlcracked farro
78.78 mldried currant, soaked in hot water to soften, then drained (or half currants and half barberries)
118.29 mlwalnuts, toasted then coarsely chopped
5 preserved grape leaves, patted dry then chopped
2 tbspextra virgin olive oil
1 tbspfresh lemon juice
0.25 tspkosher salt
0.25 tspfresh grated black pepper
red chili pepper flakes (optional)

Method

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Time: Prep 15 min · Cook 33 min · 48 min total
Difficulty: easy

1
Pick over the farro for any debris then rinse well; drain. Simmer farro in a medium saucepan with 3 cups of water, until tender approximately 25 minutes. Drain.
25 min
2
Toss the farro with the remaining ingredients. Can be served warm or at room temperature. Read recipe intro.
3
Cooking time includes cooking the farro and toasting the walnuts.