Ancient grain salad with avocado and grapefruit

Farro, a barley -like wheat grain, and burghul have been around for millennia, but sometimes it takes a fresh approach to bring them to life. Cue this super-healthy citrussy salad.

Recipe «Ancient grain salad with avocado and grapefruit» presented in category Recipes / Salads, to prepare this dish you will need no more 45 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author Gomer would need: /2 cup farro, 1/2 cup cracked wheat, 1/4 cup olive oil, 1 pink grapefruit, peeled, cut into segments, plus, 2 tbsp juice , 1 tsp honey, 1 tsp Dijon mustard, 1 tsp white wine vinegar , 1 small bunch dill, roughly torn, 1 small bunch mint, leaves torn, 1 cup wild rocket leaves, 1 tsp ground cumin, 1 tsp ground coriander, 1 avocado, cut into 1cm pieces, 1 tbsp sunflower seeds, toasted, 1 red onion, thinly sliced.

Ingredients:

• /2 cup farro 
• 1/2 cup cracked wheat 
• 1/4 cup olive oil 
• 1 pink grapefruit, peeled, cut into segments, plus 
• 2 tbsp juice 
• 1 tsp honey 
• 1 tsp Dijon mustard 
• 1 tsp white wine vinegar 
• 1 small bunch dill, roughly torn 
• 1 small bunch mint, leaves torn 
• 1 cup wild rocket leaves 
• 1 tsp ground cumin 
• 1 tsp ground coriander 
• 1 avocado, cut into 1cm pieces 
• 1 tbsp sunflower seeds, toasted 
• 1 red onion, thinly sliced 
• 2 tbsp walnuts, toasted, chopped 
• 1 tsp nigella seeds 

Instructions

1. Cook the farro in a saucepan of simmering, salted water for 45 minutes or until tender. Drain, then set aside to cool.
2. Meanwhile, place the cracked wheat and 1 cup (250ml) boiling water in a heatproof bowl. Stand for 30 minutes until tender. Drain.
3. Whisk together oil, grapefruit juice, honey, mustard and vinegar, then season. Add farro, cracked wheat, herbs, rocket and spices, and toss to combine. Add grapefruit, avocado, sunflower seeds, onion and nuts. Scatter with nigella seeds, if using, and serve.