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Chicken salad with farro and squash

4
Points® value
Total Time
1 hr
Prep
20 min
Cook
40 min
Serves
4
Difficulty
Easy
The roasted butternut squash and grapes team up to give this whole grain salad a pop of colour and lend a welcomed sweetness. We recommend using flat-leaf parsley instead of the curly type. Here, it accentuates this warm salad’s fresh flavour and is an excellent stand-in for mixed greens. White balsamic vinegar tastes very similar to the more popular red variety but it is slightly less sweet. In applications like this one, it’s the better choice because it will help preserve the salad's stunning colours. To streamline the prep, roast the squash and prep the other ingredients while the farro cooks.

Ingredients

Cooking spray

2 spray(s)

Uncooked farro

½ cup(s)

Butternut squash

20 oz, cut into 1/2-inch pieces

Olive oil cooking spray

2 spray(s)

Orange zest

¾ tsp(s), grated

Fresh orange juice

2 tbsp(s)

Extra virgin olive oil

4 tsp(s)

White balsamic vinegar

1½ tsp(s)

Ginger root

1 tsp(s), grated, peeled

Ground cumin

½ tsp(s)

Table salt

½ tsp(s)

Black pepper

¼ tsp(s)

Cooked skinless, boneless chicken breast

2 cup(s), chopped

Red seedless grapes

1 cup(s), halved

Fresh parsley

⅓ cup(s)

Green pumpkin seeds (pepitas)

3 tbsp(s), toasted

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 400°F. Spray large rimmed baking sheet with nonstick spray.
  2. Bring farro and enough salted water to cover by 2 inches to boil in large saucepan. Reduce heat and simmer until farro is tender, about 40 minutes. Drain and cool.
  3. Meanwhile, place squash on prepared baking sheet; spray lightly with olive oil nonstick spray and toss to coat. Spread squash in one layer and roast, stirring once halfway through baking time, until squash is tender, about 25 minutes. Let cool slightly.
  4. To make dressing, whisk together orange zest and juice, oil, vinegar, ginger, cumin, salt, and pepper in large bowl.
  5. Add farro, squash, chicken, grapes, and parsley to dressing; toss to coat. Serve sprinkled with pepitas.
  6. Serving size: 1 1/2 cups

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