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Cherry and Farro Salad with Pressure-Cooked Farro

Rich nutty-tasting whole grain farro and sweet fresh cherries, this cherry and farro salad is loaded with vibrant flavor and pleasing chewy texture. Enhanced with cool herbal mint, green onions, tart dried cherries and a bright lemony dressing, this salad is summer picnic-worthy!

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This recipe also teaches you how to pressure cook farroโ€”so you can enjoy your salad a whole lot quicker! 

I truly love cherries! And Robbie loves the tender farro nuggets. This unusual salad surprised us both. With every component adding a different flavor note, we kept singing farro and cherry salad praise.


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cooked farro and orange colander of cherries with dried cherries and mint leaves in foreground

Cherry and Farro Salad details.

Pressure-Cooked Farro:

  • Cooking times depend on which farro you use. To pressure cook pearled farro or whole grain farro, cut the time by half to 2/3. Check the texture–if the grains aren’t soft, cook some more.

What is farro?

Farro is the Italian word for ancient hulled wheat. It’s most commonly sold as pearled farro, which means the nutritious husk has been shaved down or โ€˜pearledโ€™ so that the grain is easier to cook. The pearling process removes the germ and bran from the berry, meaning that much of its nutritional value, trace minerals. fiber and high protein content is lost.

Although it takes longer to cook, I prefer to use whole grain Emmer farro. Or course, I use my pressure cooker, which cuts the cooking time in half.

When I don’t find whole grain Emmer farro in the natural food stores, I order it online. Search for emmer farro wheat berries. The best price is Bluebird Grain Farms organic farro from Amazon. (Affiliate link.) Hayden Flour Mills sells Emmer farro berries direct, as does Bluebird Grain Farms and several other smaller farms. Check to be sure it’s whole grain and not pearled farro.

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In 2016, I also shared this recipe on Pressure Cooking Today.

Nutrition information is meant to be an estimate only. The numbers will vary based on the quantity consumed, brands used and substitutions that are made.

Nutrition Facts
Cherry and Farro Salad and How to Pressure Cook Farro
Amount Per Serving
Calories 120 Calories from Fat 18
% Daily Value*
Fat 2g3%
Saturated Fat 1g6%
Sodium 61mg3%
Potassium 117mg3%
Carbohydrates 24g8%
Fiber 4g17%
Sugar 7g8%
Protein 3g6%
Vitamin A 233IU5%
Vitamin C 2mg2%
Calcium 15mg2%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

4 comments

  • Wow! This looks incredible! I love that you added charrs for tartness! Ive been thinking of getting a pressure cooker for a while, I think this recipe may have just broken me! Reply · 20 June, 2016

    • Thanks Lucie,
      I hear you–I’m not sure how I could live without a pressure cooker. I even take one when we travel in the car on vacation! Reply · 20 June, 2016

  • Cherries are brilliant in savory salads and such. GREG Reply · 26 June, 2016

5 from 3 votes (3 ratings without comment)

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