Farro salad is a flavorful and healthy option for a light lunch or a fun side dish. This BLT salad is made with bacon, arugula, cherry tomatoes, onions, feta cheese, and farro, and then tossed with a mayo salad dressing. I just love this healthy arugula salad for summer!
BLT Farro Salad
Need a fun summer salad? Then you’re going to love this BLT farro salad recipe! Filled with amazing ingredients, lots of flavor, AND it’s good for you.
Summertime calls for lots of fresh salads. Something about warm weather just makes me want to eat a little bit healthier, but that doesn’t mean I want to sacrifice flavor. So this farro salad recipe is exactly what I need.
This BLT salad puts a twist on that classic combo; it’s filled with bacon, arugula (lettuce), and cherry tomatoes. It’s also got feta cheese, onions, farro, and a delicious dressing. This isn’t your typical boring salad! You’ll want to eat allll the time, and it just so happens to be good for you.
Add this arugula salad on the side with your next meal, or make it for a nice light lunch!
What is Farro?
If you haven’t tried Farro, you’re truly in for a new favorite ingredient! You guys know that I’m a hug fan of Bob’s Red Mill, and their Organic Farro is a pantry staple I simply can’t live without. You might remember me using it with our Caprese Farro Salad, which makes an appearance at so many family parties and friend bbqs throughout the years.
Farro is a type of hulled wheat, typically prepared by cooking in water, and is eaten on its own or is perfect in salads, sides, and even soups. It’s a great way to make any meal that much heartier while still keeping things fresh and light. It tastes a bit like quinoa or rice, and lends itself to literally any flavor combination. You can use it in breakfast recipes, sweet treats, or savory recipes like this BLT Farro Salad.
As with everything they make, Bob’s Red Mill has the top quality Farro on the market. It’s available almost everywhere, even on Amazon! Click HERE to see where to buy. You won’t regret it!
Bacon, Tomato, Onion, Arugula Salad
Bacon, lettuce, and tomato is a classic combination, but I think a healthy salad deserves an upgraded version: bacon, arugula, and cherry tomatoes. Add in the onion and farro and you’ve got a beautiful, tasty farro BLT salad recipe to serve any time.
The dressing is the perfect flavor, and really complements the sauteed tomatoes and onion. The cherry tomatoes get sooo juicy and sweet, and they might be my favorite part of the salad…besides the bacon.
Salad Ingredients:
- Farro
- Bacon
- Cherry Tomatoes
- Arugula
- Onions
- Feta Cheese
Dressing Ingredients:
- Mayonnaise
- Garlic Powder
- Red Wine Vinegar
- Olive Oil
- Salt & Pepper
How to Make Farro Salad
This is such an easy salad to throw together. I love the mix of cold and cooked ingredients; it just tastes so fresh, it’s warm, and it’s AMAZING.
How To:
- Combine vinegar, mayo, olive oil, garlic powder, salt & pepper to make the salad dressing.
- Cook the farro according to the package instructions.
- While that is cooking, cook the bacon in a skillet, then set it aside and leave the grease in the skillet.
- Add tomatoes and onion into the skillet, and cook for a few minutes (until tomatoes start to burst and onions become transparent).
- Place the cooked faro into a large bowl, stir in the vinegar dressing, then add the bacon, tomatoes, onions, feta, and arugula. Toss everything to combine.
It’s as easy as that to make a healthy arugula salad!
Summer Salad Recipes
After you try this BLT farro salad, you’re going to want all the tasty healthy salad recipes for summer. I might not be a salad every single day kind of girl, but I do have plenty of delicious recipes to share.
From classic salads to pasta salads to unique combinations like this arugula salad, there’s plenty to keep your plate full here.
These salads are perfect for summer!Easy Summer Salad Recipes
Be sure to add this farro, BLT, arugula salad recipe to your plate this summer. So fun, fresh, and healthy! And it’s an easy meal prep recipe for quick lunches or healthy sides to add to dinner.
See the recipe card for details on how to make Farro BLT Salad. Enjoy!
Here are some more salads to try:
- Peach Corn Tomato Salad with Spicy Honey Vinaigrette
- Strawberry Bacon Salad with Honey Lime Balsamic
- Mandarin Orange Salad
- Tequila Lime Salmon Salad
- Creamy Cucumber Salad
- Peruvian Chopped Salad
- Grilled Corn Salad Recipe
BLT Farro Salad Recipe
Ingredients
- 4 tablespoons red wine vinegar
- 2 tablespoons mayo
- 4 tablespoons olive oil divided
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 2 cups Bob’s Red Mill Farro
- 6 thick slices bacon
- 2 cups cherry tomatoes
- ½ onion sliced
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 2.5 ounces baby arugula 1/2 package
- 4 ounces feta cheese crumbled (one container)
Instructions
- In a small bowl, stir together the vinegar, mayo, 3 tablespoons olive oil, salt, pepper, and garlic powder. Set aside.
- Prepare farro according to package instructions.
- While farro is cooking, heat a large nonstick skillet over medium/high heat.
- Add bacon, and cook until crispy, about 8 minutes. Transfer bacon to a paper towel lined plate and set aside. Do not drain the skillet.
- Add the tomatoes and onion to the skillet with the bacon grease. If you need more oil, you can add the 1 tablespoon olive oil and stir to coat (you likely won't need more oil). Season lightly with salt.
- Cook, stirring occasionally, for 3-5 minutes or until the tomatoes start to burst and the onion is beginning to soften and become transparent. Remove from the heat. Drain the excess oil.
- Once the farro is fully cooked, transfer to a large bowl. Stir in the vinegar mixture and then add the bacon (crumbled), tomatoes and onions, arugula, and feta. Toss to combine. If needed, you can add more oil to desired consistency. Enjoy!
Last step! Don’t forget to show me a pic of what you made! Upload an image or tag me @thecookierookie on Instagram!
Nutrition Information
Loving Ferro, but one ‘serving’ of this (which is pretty small) was definitely not enough! Unfortunately, ya gotta deal with doubling or tripling the Nutritional numbers if you have more. We added some leftover chicken, and it was heavenly. I used light mayo, and didn’t add any additional salt, since the bacon & cheese already contain quite a bit of sodium Great recipe, especially on a hot summer day. With the added chicken, it was a complete lunch.
I love the idea of adding chicken!
I love finding new ways to eat farro!
Me too!
This is my new favorite salad EVER! It’s soo delicious!
YAY!
This was so good! My family loved it!
Thank you, Toni!
I knew this salad was going to be a hit when I saw it had bacon in it! Really adds such amazing flavor.