Okay, okay, so I might have basically already lost you at the title of this recipe. What can I say? I just prefer upfront honesty.
So I seriously considered only sharing the dressing for this recipe and letting the salad be the “serving suggestion” because that’s pretty much all it is. Here’s what happened. -> I was craving a big bowl of greenness, and if you can’t possibly fathom how someone could for reals be that excited about salad, that’s okay we can still be friends ;). Anyway, what ended up in the bowl was totally by chance based on what I had that day. This dressing though, it’s life-changing!
Fine, so it might not be the most exceptional recipe you’ve ever heard of. I mean, there are only 3 ingredients in it. The reason I was so excited about it is that it brings together some of my favorite aspects of a recipe. #1. It takes no time to make. #2. It uses something, that would otherwise be a waste product, in a genius way. #3. almond butter. enough said.
If you’re still here I’ll let you know what’s in it, but first, have you ever tried pickled beets? Even if you despise beets with every cell in your body and loathe pickled things with a burning passion, I’d still ask you to give them a chance. So do you like sweet and sour sauce because that’s what they remind me of. You know how pickles are unrecognizable as cucumbers? In fact, when I’ve asked some people what veggie is used to make pickles I’ve been shocked how many don’t even know.
That’s the story of pickled beets. They turn from a strong flavored, very sweet root veg into a soft bite of perfectly balanced sweet and sour. Plus, they taste nothing like their original selves and don’t even get me started on the benefits of eating them. If you’d like to buy them the link will be below with a small payment of…..jk, lol. No shameless plugs today. Just shameless love of real food.
Wow, all this rambling and I still haven’t told you what exactly goes into this dressing. Here it is; almond butter, Trader Joe’s green dragon sauce (or any hot sauce), and the juice from a jar of pickled beets. Done. Right there you’ve got your creamy, spicy, sweet, tangy, and salty flavors and all you do is stir it together. Can you spell win win?
Oh, and if you’re wondering what farro is, it’s an ancient grain and form of wheat that’s similar to barley. It’s got all sorts of health benefits but because it is a wheat it contains gluten. If you have an intolerance to gluten, don’t worry, just replace it in this recipe with brown rice.
Farro Salad + Pickled Beet & Almond Butter Dressing
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 15 minutes
Yield: 1-2 servings
Some super basic salad inspiration focused around an extremely easy dressing.
Ingredients
Dressing:
1/3 cup pickled beet liquid
1-2 tablespoons tj's green dragon sauce (or any hot sauce)
2 tablespoons raw almond butter
Salad: (everything optional)
1-2 cups baby spinach or lettuce, roughly chopped
1-2 stalks celery, chopped
1/4 cup cherry tomatoes
1/2 cup cooked white beans, rinsed
1/2 cup cooked farro (use brown rice for gluten free)
1/4 cup cubed roasted sweet potato
1/2 green bell pepper, sliced
1/4 cup carrots, diced
2 tablespoon onion, diced
1/4 cup pickled beet cubes
1 tablespoon pepitas
Instructions
In a small bowl or glass, whisk together the ingredients for the dressing until smooth. Store in an airtight container until ready to serve.
For the salad, wash and chop all of the veggies you'd like to add top with the dressing when ready to eat.
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Nice food photography...
@aminul7 😀
Really very nice.... I love it.
@mahantgaurav Thanks!
Look really nice that food!!!
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@ackenna 😀
yammmeeeee!
@diply 😀
looks delicious !
@gringalicious
@hunny100dev 😀
that salad looks fantastic
makesushi , how can u write in different Font? Plz tell me?
he uses bold
kutrulaju , Where is Option of Bold?
try to use # spaces text
TEST
there are text formatting options just right a # in front of stuff, on a new sentence
@makesushi You're welcome!
Looks great, I'll have to make this for the gf. My girlfriend will love this. Thanks for sharing @gringalicious, nice recipe!
indeed I think your GF will love this salad
@still-observer 😀
wow, delicious dish.
@anwars 😀
indeed salads rich in nutrients, vitamins, and fiber are good for weight loss programs. But does this salad processing recipes make our body fat?
@kutrulaju I don't think so, thanks for asking
Excellent food, excellent photo, excellent post. CONGRATULATION
@el-poty 😀
Is that silverware gold???
it looks like copper in one pic
@goldmatters Yeah, almost 😀👍
It look very tasty . Personally I don't care about look of the food but now maybe I will care about that :D
@silverthoughts 😀
Looks amazing :)
yes manisha
@manisha.jain9 I really appreciate it!
You definitely didn't lose me at the title. Farro is one of my favorite grains! And I love the pickled beets, too. Your presentation should make anyone willing to add some more veggies to their day. 😊
@plantstoplanks 😀
I will ceryainly gonna try this jn home so deliciois looking.Will you post more post like this @gringalicious
@gaurang 😀
Healthy.powerfull and very good presentation
If I was in my control, I would have eaten it now
@imryas 😀
Very good salad and exquisite dressing.
@daysiselena Thanks!
good food nice one love it
@arghabose08 😀
Very nice work there by you excellent and healthy it looks :D
@blazing Thanks my friend!
it does indeed looks very nice and healthy this salad
Are they vegetables like capsicum are raw or you sotey them.???
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What a colorful salad! Really looks so yummy and so healthy, I like all kind of it, and with this magical dressing of the combination of the pickles beet and almonds butter will give it a good taste.
@creativewoman 😀
👍
@dianadora 😀
😀
@dianadora 😀
thank you so much
@dianadora 😀
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Como todas tus recetas se ve buenísimo! me encanta el colorido del plato contiene un poco de todo! te felicito por tus recetas
@mita16 Gracias!
Looking really good! Such a healthy and appetizing dish! :)
@mrchef111 Thanks!
You are welcome! :)
@mrchef111 😀
Very nice
@amitverma Thank you so much!
It looks so awesome!!!!
Wow I wanna get one bite;)
Your photos are so gorgeous!
Which camer did u use?
it says in this post that she uses a Nikon D750 ...
@minstar 😀
It looks delicious, I love it!
I agree this salad looks tasty!
@pamelacr 😀
can't stop reading your recepies! now I am your subscriber...
@kuklamasha That's so sweet of you! Have an awesome week!