Farro Salad with Squid, White Beans, and Green Beans

Name: Farro Salad with Squid, White Beans, and Green Beans
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 3
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 425 grams white beans, drained and rinsed; 237 milliliters farro; 4 Tbsps fresh parsley, chopped; 2 teaspoons medium garlic cloves, minced (about; 227 grams green beans (preferably haricot verts), ends trimmed, cut into 1-inch pieces; 3 servings Kosher salt; 2 Tbsps fresh juice from 1 lemon; 118 milliliters olive oil; 1 teaspoons red pepper flakes; 454 grams squid bodies, cleaned, cut into 1-inch rings

Farro Salad with Squid, White Beans, and Green Beans might be just the main course you are searching for. One portion of this dish contains roughly 42g of protein, 40g of fat, and Head to the store and pick up squid bodies, farro, juice from 1 lemon, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the lemon juice you could follow this main course with the Lemon Shortbread Cookies with Lemon Icing It is a good option if you're following a dairy free and pescatarian diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes.

Instructions

Bring 4 cups of water to a boil in a medium saucepan set over high heat.

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Water

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Sauce Pan

Add a teaspoon of salt and the green beans. Cook until bright green and tender, three to five minutes.

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Green Beans

Salt

Drain in a colander and then immediately toss in a large bowl of ice water. When cool, drain again in the colander and dry on paper towels.

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Water

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Paper Towels

Colander

Bowl

Add farro to the empty medium saucepan and cover with 4 cups of cold water and a teaspoon of salt. Bring to a boil over high heat, reduce heat to a simmer, and cook until tender, about 30 minutes. When done, drain farro in a colander.

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Farro

Water

Salt

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Colander

Sauce Pan

With five minutes left for the farro, heat olive oil in a 12-inch cast-iron skillet over high heat until smoking. Season squid with salt and add to the skillet, spreading the rings out into one layer with a pair of tongs.

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Olive Oil

Farro

Squid

Salt

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Tongs

Let cook without stirring for 30 seconds.

Add garlic and red pepper flakes and stir well. Cook until squid are white but still tender, about 30 seconds and definitely no more than 1 minute.

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Red Pepper Flakes

Garlic

Squid

Add the white beans, stir well, and turn off the heat.

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White Beans

In a large bowl, combine the green beans, farro, all the contents of the skillet, the lemon juice, and most of the parsley. Toss with a large spoon. Taste and season with more salt, if necessary.

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Green Beans

Lemon Juice