Grilled Chicken and Farro Salad

Combine Grilled Chicken with a Farro Salad and you end up with a quick and easy lunch or dinner.

Grilled chicken resting atop a farro salad.

I have firmly jumped on the grain salad bandwagon. I love them!

I love all grains, but one of my favorites is farro. Truth be told, I don't even know what the difference between farro, spelt and wheat berries is.

Even after Googling it, I still don't understand, they are all wheat.

Choose Your Favorite Grain

So, feel free to choose your favorite grain in this recipe, just check on the cooking times.

For example this recipe comes from Ellie Krieger's, So Easy. She actually called for hard wheat berries, with a cooking time of 1 hour. Farro only needs to cook for about 30 minutes.

So, just be mindful of the cooking times. Perhaps I should have called this Grilled Chicken and Grain Salad because it is so easy to substitute your favorite grain.

Two recipes in one!

This really is two recipes in one! You can make the grain salad and use it as a side dish, it goes with everything! It's easy to make it your own by varying the grain, the nuts, and the dried fruit.

Then there is the grilled chicken recipe. The lemon-cumin marinade for the chicken leaves it so juicy and flavorful! I like to double it and save some chicken to use in salads or tacos or burrito bowls!

Grilled chicken sliced and resting on a farro salad.

We love this grain salad and grilled chicken recipe! I don't meal prep, but I think this would be perfect for meal prepping. It also makes a great lunch!

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Comments

Misty says

August 12, 2026 at 8:47 pm

I made this and it was absolutely delicious!!! And so healthy!!!

Marisa Franca @ All Our Way says

February 09, 2018 at 12:08 pm

I certainly wouldn't think I was being denied a delicious lunch by eating this chicken salad. We really enjoy farro. It has such a nutty taste and we love the texture. A very satisfying salad.

Sues says

February 09, 2018 at 11:34 am

I love farro and this dish looks so fresh and delicious... Healthy, but still super satisfying 🙂

Tina Culbertson says

April 13, 2017 at 6:49 am

I don't think I have tried farro.....yet! Very pretty and healthy salad, lady. 👍

Ellen Pilch says

April 22, 2016 at 10:01 pm

I just bought some farro and needed a recipe- this looks great

Emily @ Life on Food says

April 22, 2016 at 7:59 am

I want to try that cookbook. This looks delicious!

Jackie Copeland says

April 22, 2016 at 7:54 am

I love cumin and have a bag of farro waiting patiently in my pantry - will have to give this a try!

Ann says

April 21, 2016 at 11:26 pm

That looks delicious and would make a terrific lunch.

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