Unexpected Grain, Greens, & Fruit Salad

 We served this with marinated roasted pork loin. It’s loosely based on a couple of recipes:

https://www.loveandlemons.com/farro-salad/

https://smittenkitchen.com/2023/06/summer-pea-salad-with-unexpected-dressing/

Ingredients

• 3 cups cooked & cooled Trader Joe’s Ancient Grains blend (1/2 bag). Original recipe called for farro, which would be good too 
• 3 cups chopped power greens from Costco (or radicchio, spinach, kale, etc)
• 1 Honeycrisp apple, thinly sliced
• ½ cup finely chopped fresh parsley
• ½ cup roasted pistachios 
• 1/4 cup shaved parmesan cheese
• 1/2 cup crumbled feta 
• Dressing: whisk all ingredients together until emulsified. Best made at least one hour in advance. 
• ¼ cup apple cider vinegar
• 1 Tbs honey
• 1 garlic clove, finely chopped 
• Half shallot, finely chopped
• 3 figs, finely chopped
• ¼ teaspoon Dijon mustard
• ¼ teaspoon sea salt
• Freshly ground black pepper
• ¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil

• Freshly ground black pepper to top (or more Parmesan cheese)

Instructions

• In a large bowl, place the grains, arugula, greens, apple, parsley, nuts, & cheese.
• Add half the dressing and several grinds of pepper and toss to combine. Season to taste, adding more dressing as desired. Top with more cheese & black pepper as desired.