Ingredients

  • tomatoes (about 14 oz)
  • 3 ounces feta cheese
  • 1/3 cup black olives
  • 1/4 cup WVOO Greek sage olive oil
  • 1/4 cup fresh herbs like oregano, rosemary, and thyme
  • 1 big bunch basil
  • 1 cup farro
  • 1 cucumber
  • juice of one lemon
  • fresh ground pepper
  • salt to taste

Preparation

  1. Start by cooking the farro
  2. Rinse and drain the farro
  3. Place it in a pot with 3 cups water
  4. Bring to a boil then reduce to a simmer on medium-0low for 30 min.Drain any excess water.
  5. While the farro cooks, broil the tomatoes. Cut tomatoes up into big0sized pieces. Place them in an oven-proof dish and crumble the feta on top.
  6. Add the olives to the dish too, as well as the olive oil and fresh ground pepper.
  7. Place under broiler on low heat at center rack or below center rack.
  8. Broil until tomatoes and cheese begin to blister and brown sightly – about 15-20 minutes, depending upon your oven broiler heat and how close it is to the heat.
  9. Now prepare the rest of the salad, Chop up the cucumber into small pieces as shown. rough chop the herbs.
  10. When the farro and tomatoes are done assemble the dish as shown, topping with the cucumbers, fresh herbs, and fresh squeeze of lemon.
  11. More fresh ground black pepper and salt to taste.