Farro Salad with Mango, Chicken & Feta
Farro Salad with Mango, Chicken & Feta is a fresh, satisfying dish that sits beautifully between a composed salad and a hearty grain bowl. Tender farro is combined with juicy poached chicken, sweet mango, and salty feta for a combination that feels both nourishing and vibrant. It is the kind of recipe that works especially well for two, whether served as a light dinner, a satisfying lunch, or a make-ahead meal with plenty of texture and flavor.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup farro
- 1 mango
- 4 ounces feta cheese
- 4 ounces chicken breast (NOTE 1)
- 3 tablespoons oil
- 1 tablespoon orange juice (NOTE 2)
- salt and pepper
- parsley
Instructions
- Cook the farro according to directions on the packaging. Cook it until the level of 'al dente' you prefer. Drain and cool the farro.
- Peel the mango and cut in cubes.
- Cut the feta and chicken in pieces and chop the parsley.
- Transfer farro, mango, feta, chicken and parsley to a large bowl and mix.
- Make a vinaigrette from the oil, orange juice and salt & pepper. Add to the salad and mix to coat.
- Garnish with parsley and serve.
Notes
- I like to poach the chicken for this salad. When you poach well, you will create a extremely juice chicken breast without any additional flavors from herbs or spices. In this salad where you don't want the chicken to compete with the other flavors or other textures, but rather work in synergy, poaching is an appropriate solution. If you want to be ready quicker, by all means buy a rotisserie chicken.
- Instead of orange juice, you can use white wine vinegar.
Nutrition
Calories: 671kcalCarbohydrates: 57gProtein: 32gFat: 36gSaturated Fat: 10gPolyunsaturated Fat: 7gSodium: 694mgFiber: 9gSugar: 15g