Learn how to cook farro perfectly every time! Toss it with the zippy lemon dressing and herbs listed below, or add it to salads, bowls, soups, and more.
Prep time: PT5M
Cook time: PT25M
Total time: PT30M
Rating
5 stars (72 reviews)
Keywords
farro, fall, spring, summer, winter
Ingredients
1 cup uncooked farro (rinsed)
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
½ tablespoon fresh lemon juice (plus more to taste)
½ tablespoon fresh thyme leaves
1 garlic clove (grated)
¼ teaspoon Dijon mustard
½ teaspoon sea salt (plus more to taste)
Freshly ground black pepper
½ cup chopped fresh parsley
Red pepper flakes (optional)
Categories
Side Dish
Steps
Cook the farro: Fill a medium pot half full of water and bring to a boil. Add the farro, reduce the heat, and simmer until the farro is tender, chewy, but still has an al dente bite - 10 to 20 minutes for pearled farro; 20 to 30 minutes for semi-pearled farro; up to 40 minutes for whole farro.
Drain, then spread onto a large plate or sheet pan to cool and dry for 20 minutes. This keeps it from continuing to steam which makes it mushy.
Make the lemon herb dressing: Whisk together the olive oil, lemon juice, thyme, garlic, mustard, salt, and several grinds of pepper in the bottom of a large mixing bowl. Add the farro and toss. Stir in the parsley and a pinch of red pepper flakes, if using. Season to taste and serve.
Reviews
Kathryn on 2025-05-01 19:17:34 (5 stars): Love this method.
Britannia Willes on 2024-03-03 19:31:20 (5 stars): Should I salt the water?
Valentina on 2024-01-06 13:02:03 (5 stars): Super! Love the way she explains everything about how to cook farro. I got farro but I have not idea how to cook it. But after reading this I just realized you have many variations to cook it. I love to eat healthy food so farro will be part of all my dishes from now. Thank you! Keep posting more advices and recipes please! ?
Shirls on 2023-10-02 22:24:17 (5 stars): So good! I used fresh rosemary because I had some fresh in my garden. I served it with your farro recipe & it was so amazingly satiating. Great Fall recipes. Thank you! It is not easy to find simple, vegan, filling dinners.
Jess on 2022-08-09 12:29:15 (5 stars): Really simple and delicious. Will be making it again.
Lana on 2022-04-14 20:59:19 (5 stars): Loved the dressing!
Tonya on 2022-03-19 18:08:43 (5 stars): This is such a delicious, light way to dress farro. I find it works perfectly with so many things, definitely a new versatile staple I will keep on hand. It’s also easy to make substitutions with what you have on hand, like I substituted some fresh basil for parsley. Yum!
Stephanie on 2022-01-28 19:31:11 (5 stars): Awesome salad recipe. I added a can of garbanzo beans and some diced avocado. :) thank you!
Vienna on 2021-09-08 12:48:31 (5 stars): I am cooking farro for the first time, and I really appreciated this post about how to cook it perfectly. If I had followed the instructions on my bag of farro it'd have turned out totally overcooked and mushy and not what I would want my family's first intro to farro to be! I was going to make the dressing in this recipe but then I saw your Farmhouse Farro Salad and I'm going to try that first. Thanks!
