Farro Bowl with Kale, Figs and optional Goat Cheese – a simple healthy meal, perfect for mid-week dinners or lunches. Quick and Easy!

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What’s happening, friends? For many of you, it’s back-to-school and back-to-work. Oh how quickly the lazy days of summer are winding down…

Well if it is any consolation, it’s time for another plant-based buddha bowl to take to work and brighten up your busy week.  This simple, healthy Farro Bowl with Kale Figs and Goat Cheese can be assembled in 10 minutes flat and easily packed up for mid-week lunches. It is dressed with a Balsamic Maple Mustard Dressing and the flavors are so complimentary!

Make a big batch of farro ahead and use it during the week, or freeze in smaller batches.

This delightfully luxurious Farro Bowl, seems decadent, but really, it’s as simple as it comes.  Think of it as a little retreat for the taste buds, amidst all the busyness and chaos this week.

And of course, this would be great for dinner too. The bowl is dressed with a tangy Maple-Balsamic-Mustard Seed Vinaigrette that I’m sure, you’ll find other uses for as well.

Serve it up in a bowl like you see here, or layer it up in a mason jar for packable, on-the-go lunches. I promise, you will love yourself for this!

What I love about this particularly tasty goat cheese is the rind and its delicious creamy center….so flavorful!

Depending on where you live, fresh figs are in season now and love love love to be paired with goat cheese! While on San Juan Island recently, figs were literally dripping with sweet nectar, so full and plump and ripe for the picking. Such a treat.

Farro Bowl with Figs, Kale and Goat Cheese - a simple healthy meal, perfect for mid week lunches. Quick and Easy! | www.feastingathome.com

When using Tuscan-style kale in salads and bowls, make sure to massage it first with a little olive oil and salt – this will tenderize it enough to eat raw and cut down on the bitterness. Baby kale is fine without the massage- it is already tender!

Farro Bowl with Kale and Goat Cheese - a simple healthy meal, perfect for mid week lunches. Quick and Easy! | www.feastingathome.com

Toasted almonds and hemp seeds add a little protein and crunchy texture!

Farro Bowl with Figs, Kale and Goat Cheese - a simple healthy meal, perfect for mid week lunches. Quick and Easy! | www.feastingathome.com

When cooking farro, cook it like you would pasta, in a big pot of salted boil water. Drain it when it’s plump and tender. Make a big batch ahead and serve it up several times during the week, or freeze it in smaller batches. That way you always have some on hand for buddha bowls, salads or side dishes.

Farro Bowl with Kale Figs and Goat Cheese - a simple healthy meal, perfect for mid week lunches. Quick and Easy! | www.feastingathome.com

An end-of-summer Farro Bowl with figs, kale and goat cheese – perfect for back-to-school nights or mid-week lunches. Packable, delicious and healthy!

For more Healthy Bowls Take a look at these 20 Vegan Buddha Bowls!

Or if you want to try more Farro recipes…. this one is tasty! Farro Risotto with Acorn Squash 

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Farro Bowl with Figs, Kale and Goat Cheese- a simple, healthy and packable meal, perfect for mid-week lunches. | www.feastingathome.com

Farro Bowl with Figs, Kale and French Goat Cheese

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  • Author: Sylvia Fountaine
  • Prep Time: 20
  • Total Time: 20 minutes
  • Yield: 2
  • Category: Main, bowl, vegetarian
  • Method: Assembly
  • Cuisine: French
  • Diet: Vegetarian

Description

Simple, Healthy Farro Bowl with Kale, Figs and optional Goat Cheese – a simple healthy meal, perfect for mid-week dinners or lunches. Quick and Easy!


Ingredients

Units
  • 1 1/2 cups cooked farro (or other whole grain- quinoa, rice, barley, wheat berries)
  • 2 large handfuls of chopped lacinato kale ( or sub baby kale)
  • 4 figs, halved or sliced
  • 12 tablespoons crushed toasted walnuts ( or sub almonds, pumpkin seeds, hazelnuts, pecans)
  • 12 ounces goat cheese ( aged or crumbled)
  • garnish: 1 teaspoon hemp seeds ( optional) or make Maple pecans!

Balsamic Maple Mustard Dressing


Instructions

Whisk dressing ingredients together in a small bowl.

Divide farro among two bowls.

In a mixing bowl, massage lacinato kale to tenderize it with a pinch of salt and drizzle of olive oil until coated and pliable, about 1-2 minutes ( if using baby kale, no need to massage).

Divide kale among the bowls.  Top with the figs and the goat cheese. Spoon the flavorful dressing over the farro, figs and kale. Sprinkle with walnuts and hemp seeds.

Enjoy!


Notes

Cook up a big batch of farro ahead ( like on a Sunday) and serve during the week, freeze in smaller batches for later use. Cook like you would pasta, in a big pot of salted boiling water. Add a splash of vinegar, a garlic clove and bay leaf for more flavor. Remember farro will almost triple in size.

The dressing will make more like 3 servings, so you may not need to use it all.

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 2 Farro Bowls
  • Calories: 428
  • Sugar: 24.5 g
  • Sodium: 109.7 mg
  • Fat: 14.2 g
  • Saturated Fat: 2.9 g
  • Carbohydrates: 68.7 g
  • Fiber: 10.3 g
  • Protein: 13 g
  • Cholesterol: 6.5 mg

 

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Comments

  1. This is my new favorite salad! I only wish fresh figs were in season longer. I’ve made a lot of recipes from here and all of them are fantastic! You really can’t go wrong.






    1. This is a family favorite. It’s best with figs but since their season is so short, I sub in other fruits depending on what is in season…peaches or strawberries are our favorites.

  2. Threw together a single serving (actually a couple of single servings!) everyday version of this salad with what I had on hand since the combo sounded so delicious. Farro, bulger, brown rice mix; power greens; toasted walnuts; thinly sliced Costco dried figs; nutritional yeast; your dressing (didn’t even need to add the maple syrup with the dried figs)……mmmm, mmmm, mmmmmmm! Can’t wait
    to indulge family and friends with your written version using kale, goat cheese, toasted hazelnuts or maple pecans.






  3. This has to be one of the most delicious bowls I have ever made! Since figs are out of season, I use roasted sweet potatoes instead. I have made this bowl with farro and with brown wild rice– both were amazing. I also roasted walnut pieces and pumpkin seeds for protein. The sauce is out of this world– I double the recipe so I can use it for other recipes.






  4. So good! I used arugula instead of kale, because that’s what I happened to have, and I added sliced, roasted Delicata squash, which worked great. I used toasted pecans and pine nuts.






  5. LOOOOOOVE this recipe! I had never tried farro, better than rice in my opinion! Thank you for your blog!






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