Italian Farro Salad with Chicken Recipe

This Italian Farro Salad with Chicken brings the flavors of cacio e pepe to a farro bowl that includes blistered cherry tomatoes on the vine, fresh fennel, air-fried chicken, and a poached egg. This salad is perfect for warmer weather, but really we love it so much that we eat it year-round.

PREP TIME

15 mins

COOK TIME

20 mins

SERVINGS

3-4

Ingredients

Cacio e Pepe Vinaigrette (Giada’s recipe)

  • 1 Tbsp freshly cracked black pepper
  • 1 cup canola oil
  • 1 shallot, minced
  • 2 Tbsp lemon juice
  • 1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
  • 1/2 tsp Kosher salt
  • 1 cup Parmesan, freshly grated

 

Italian Farro Salad with Chicken

  • 2 chicken breasts
  • 1/2 cup flour
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup plain panko
  • Garlic powder
  • Dried basil
  • Dried oregano
  • Crushed red pepper
  • Salt
  • Pepper
  • 1 Tbsp olive oil
  • 1/2 fennel bulb, sliced
  • 16-20 cherry tomatoes on the vine
  • 1 Tbsp garlic, freshly minced
  • 4 oz arugula
  • 1 cup farro, cooked
  • Cacio e Pepe vinaigrette
  • 2 poached eggs

Italian Farro Salad with Chicken in a bowl

COOKING INSTRUCTIONS:
Italian Farro Salad with Chicken

Cacio e Pepe Vinaigrette (Giada’s recipe)

  1. In a small pan with some oil, cook shallots for 3 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool.
  2. In a mason jar, add all ingredients then screw on lid and shake until emulsified.

 

 

Italian Farro Salad with Chicken

  1. Preheat air fryer to 380ºF.
  2. Add flour, eggs, and panko into separate shallow bowls. Season panko with garlic powder, basil, oregano, crushed red pepper, salt, and pepper to taste. Working one breast a time, dredge chicken in flour, then egg, then panko, coating completely.
  3. Cook chicken in air fryer for 12 minutes total, flipping halfway. Once cooked through, remove from heat and set aside until ready to serve. When ready to serve, slice into strips.
  4. In a small pan, heat oil over medium heat, then add tomatoes, salt, and pepper to taste. Cook until tomatoes are blistered. Add garlic and cook for 1-2 minutes. Remove from heat and set aside.
  5. In a large bowl, mix together 4 oz arugula, 1 cup farro, and vinaigrette to taste.
  6. In an individual salad bowl, add arugula mixture, then top one half with fennel and tomatoes. On the other half add chicken strips and top with poached egg. Repeat with second bowl. Serve immediately.

PAIRINGS:
Italian Farro Salad with Chicken

Rosé Malbec

Prosecco

Farmhouse Ale

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