Warm Chicken and Farro Caprese Salad

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PREP TIME

15 min

TOTAL TIME

35 min

Serves

4

Warm Chicken and Farro Caprese Salad

(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

  1. Cook farro following package instructions.
  2. Whisk vinegar with oil, honey, seasoning blend and salt in a bowl until combined. Stir in shallot. Set aside.
  3. Drain farro, and then add to dressing along with tomatoes. Season with pepper. Stir to combine.
  4. Divide warm farro mixture among plates. Top with mozzarella and chicken. Season with pepper. Sprinkle with basil.
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