Green Bean and Farro Salad with Tahini Dressing
The farro can be cooked up to 2 days ahead of serving. I love having this dressing in the fridge as it goes well with most salads.
1 cup farro, rinsed and drained 1 cup frozen edamame beans 1 cup frozen peas
200 grams slim green beans, stem end trimmed
400-gram tin borlotti beans, drained and rinsed
2 spring onions, thinly sliced 1 avocado, sliced
Dressing
¼ cup each olive oil and vegetable oil
3 tablespoons lemon juice 2 tablespoons tahini 1 tablespoon soy sauce 1 tablespoon sesame oil ½ teaspoon ground cumin 2 cloves garlic, crushed
small handful each mint and parsley leaves
sea salt and ground pepper
Dressing: Place all the ingredients in a food processor and blend until smooth and it turns a lovely green colour.
Cook the farro in plenty of water until just tender. Drain and rinse in cold water then drain well again. Tip into a large bowl and toss with half of the dressing.
Blanch the edamame beans, peas and beans separately in a large saucepan of boiling salted water. Lift each batch out with a slotted spoon then immediately plunge into chilled water to refresh. Drain on kitchen towels.
To serve: Add the beans, peas and spring onions to the farro and toss together. Transfer to a serving platter and arrange the avocado on top, serving the remaining dressing separately. Serves 8 COOK’S NOTE: We served the salad with skewers of cherry tomatoes, which were lightly grilled.