Warm Chicken and Farro Caprese Salad
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PREP TIME
15 min
TOTAL TIME
35 min
Serves
4

(Recipes by Irene Ngo; Produced by Stephanie Han Kim, Sun Ngo and Aimee Nishitoba; Photography by Erik Putz and Christie Vuong; Food styling by Ashley Denton; Prop styling by Madeleine Johari)
Comfort food in salad form–this fibre-rich dish is the perfect winter pick-me-up.
Ingredients
- 225 g farro
- 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
- 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 4 tsp honey
- 1 tbsp Italian seasoning , such as Club House blend
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 shallot , thinly sliced
- 2 pints multicoloured cherry tomatoes , halved
- 2 250-g balls fresh mozzarella , roughly torn
- 4 small cooked chicken breasts , sliced
- 1 cup basil leaves
Instructions
- Cook farro following package instructions.
- Whisk vinegar with oil, honey, seasoning blend and salt in a bowl until combined. Stir in shallot. Set aside.
- Drain farro, and then add to dressing along with tomatoes. Season with pepper. Stir to combine.
- Divide warm farro mixture among plates. Top with mozzarella and chicken. Season with pepper. Sprinkle with basil.
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