Farro With Blistered Tomatoes & Pesto #salad #tomatoes #summerrecipes

FARRO WITH BLISTERED TOMATOES & PESTO ✨ This one’s for everyone who’s in denial about summer ending! Here’s the recipe:

▢ 2 Tablespoons pine nuts
▢ 2 Tablespoon olive oil (divided)
▢ 1 medium zucchini (cubed)
▢ 8 ounces sliced mushrooms
▢ salt/pepper (to taste)
▢ 16 ounces grape tomatoes
▢ 2 teaspoons minced garlic
▢ 2 cups cooked farro
▢ 3 Tablespoons pesto
▢ 1/2 cup vegetarian parmesan
▢ freshly chopped basil (optional, for topping)

Heat up a large sauté pan or skillet over medium heat and toast the dry pine nuts for about 3 minutes, or until fragrant and lightly browned. Set aside.
Heat up 1 Tablespoon of the oil and add in the zucchini and mushrooms, cooking for about 10 minutes and adding salt and pepper to taste.
Set the zucchini and mushrooms aside, then add in the remaining oil and tomatoes. Cook until they begin to blister, about 5-6 minutes, right before they start popping.
Add the veggies back in along with the minced garlic, cooked farro, and pesto.
Stir until evenly mixed and warm, then top with parmesan and the toasted pine nuts.
Garnish with freshly chopped basil and enjoy!

I love this as an easy vegetarian weeknight meal, but it’s also perfect as a side dish and for having friends over! There’s so much flavor and it only takes 30 minutes. Save even more time by cooking the farro ahead of time!

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