
Salads
Roasted Squash & Farro Salad
A hearty autumn grain bowl of caramelized squash, chewy farro, and toasted pecans in a maple-mustard dressing.
Prep
15 min
Cook
30 min
Total
45 min
Serves
4
Ingredients
Difficulty: Easy
- 1 small butternut squash, cubed
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 200g farro
- 60g pecans
- 100g baby kale
- 50g feta, crumbled
- 2 tbsp maple syrup
- 1 tbsp Dijon mustard
- 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- Salt and black pepper
Method
- 1
Toss the squash with 1 tbsp olive oil and salt, then roast at 200C for 30 minutes until caramelized at the edges.
- 2
Meanwhile, simmer the farro in salted water for about 25 minutes until tender but chewy, then drain.
- 3
Toast the pecans in a dry pan until fragrant, and whisk the remaining oil with the maple syrup, mustard, and vinegar for the dressing.
- 4
Toss the warm farro with the kale, roasted squash, pecans, and feta, then coat with the maple-mustard dressing and season to taste.