Best 4 Caprese Farro Salad Recipes

CAPRESE DI FARRO

Steps:

• Bring a pot of salted water to a boil, toss in the farro and cook for 20 minutes, strain, and rinse with cold water, then set aside.
• Add the tomatoes to a bowl, add the mozzarella, rip the basil leaves with your hands, and add the olives.
• Season with a good quality extra-virgin olive oil, salt, and pepper, to taste.
• Serve right away or cover and refrigerate for tomorrow's picnic.

CAPRESE MACARONI SALAD

Steps:

• Cook macaroni according to package directions; drain and rinse with cold water. Cool completely., For dressing, in a small bowl, combine mayonnaise, dressing mix, sugar, mustard, salt and pepper. In a large bowl, combine tomatoes, mozzarella and macaroni. Add dressing; gently toss to coat. Refrigerate until serving. Top with basil and Parmesan before serving.

CAPRESE FARRO AND WHITE BEAN SALAD

Steps:

• Fill a medium saucepan with water, season with kosher salt and bring to a boil. Add the farro, cover partially, reduce the heat to medium low and cook until tender, 25 to 30 minutes. Drain and rinse the farro under cold water.
• Meanwhile, bring the balsamic vinegar to a boil in a small heavy-bottomed, nonreactive saucepan. Reduce the heat to medium low and simmer until the vinegar is reduced to 1/3 cup and coats the back of a spoon but isn't too thick, 18 to 20 minutes. Remove from the heat and cool until almost room temperature, about 30 minutes.
• Combine the cooked farro, beans, mozzarella, tomatoes and basil in a large bowl. Season with flaky sea salt and pepper.
• Whisk together the cooled reduced balsamic vinegar, oil and lemon juice oil in a medium bowl. Season with kosher salt and pepper and whisk again to combine.
• Drizzle half of the dressing around the rim of the salad bowl and then toss to evenly coat the salad. Add the remaining dressing as desired, season the salad with flaky salt and pepper to taste and serve with lemon wedges.

CLASSIC CAPRESE SALAD

Steps:

• While mozzarella is cold, slice it into 1/4-inch slices. Let it sit, loosely covered, to come to room temperature while you prepare the tomatoes.
• Slice the tomatoes into 1/4-inch to 1/2-inch thick slices, leaving them in a single layer on the cutting board as you go. Sprinkle generously with salt.
• On a serving platter, arrange the mozzarella, tomato slices, and whole basil leaves so they overlap slightly. Pour any tomato juices from the cutting board over the dish. Sprinkle again with salt and pepper, and drizzle with plenty of oil. Top with reserved basil, and serve.