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Farro, Cannellini Bean, Parsley Pesto Salad

Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Course: Lunch
Cuisine: Vegan
Servings: 4 -6
Author: Lisa Le

Ingredients

Parsley Pesto:

  • 1 bunch of parsley roughly 2 cups once stems are picked
  • 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
  • 1/3 cup brazil nuts or almonds/walnuts/pine nuts
  • 1 tsp coarse salt
  • 4 cloves garlic
  • 1/4 cup nutritional yeast
  • 1/2 lemon juiced

Salad

  • 2 cups farro, rinsed and drained well
  • 6 cups water
  • 2 cups spinach
  • 1 can 540 mL/19 fl oz white kidney/cannellini beans
  • 1/3 cup parsley pesto
  • Pepper and salt to taste
  • 1/2 lemon juiced

Instructions

  • To make the parsley pesto, in a food processor, combine parsley, olive oil, nuts, salt, garlic, nutritional yeast and lemon juice and process until uniform in texture and the parsley has been completely chopped into small bits.
  • Cook farro in 6 cups of water over medium heat. Cover and stir occasionally to check texture. Once cooked through (the ends will have popped a bit and they'll be tender and chewy), add the spinach and cook until wilted. Drain and rinse with cold water and drain.
  • To make the salad, toss farro, spinach, beans, and parsley pesto until well combined. Add salt and pepper to taste, and drizzle lemon juice on top to serve!