

Prep Time 20 minutes mins
Roasting tomatoes 1 hour hr 30 minutes mins
Servings: 6
Course: Salad
Cuisine: Mediterranean, American
Ingredients
- 4 cups cherry or grape tomatoes, cut in half
- olive oil, salt and pepper
- 1 cup farro uncooked
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 tablespoon Mediterranean Spice Mix
- 1/4 cup sherry vinegar or vinegar of choice
- 1 tablespoon honey
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 1 cup feta cheese crumbled
- 1/2 cup mixed olives pitted and roughly chopped
- handful fresh basil leaves
- handful fresh mint leaves
Method
- Preheat oven to 300º. Line a sheet pan with parchment paper. Place the tomatoes, cut side up, in a single layer on the sheet pan. Drizzle with olive oil, getting a droplet on each tomato. Generously salt and pepper. Bake for 1 hour to 1 hour and 30 minutes, until tomatoes are starting to caramelized and dry out but not fully dried out. Set aside.Bring the farro and 4 cups of water to a boil and add 1 teaspoon of salt. Reduce to a simmer and cook uncovered for about 16-20 minutes or until tender. Drain and set aside.In a small bowl add garlic, spice mix, pepper, vinegar, honey and oil. Whisk to blend. Adjust seasoning with salt and pepper.Place farro in a medium sized serving bowl and pour the dressing over, stirring to coat all of the grains. Add tomatoes olives, feta and fresh herbs, just before serving.
Notes
Try my Mediterranean Spice Mix here!