5 Grain Salads to Make Tonight!

By: Whitney Barnes | July 11 2018

Warm summer nights are perfect for eating dinner outdoors. If it’s too hot to fire up the grill, try a grain salad for a refreshing and filling take on dinner. It’s a great opportunity to try a new unfamiliar grain in a familiar setting. Mix together an ancient grain - like millet, sorghum, or quinoa - and dress it up with familiar fresh greens, fruit, and dressing. Voila - grain salad! You could also try mixing and matching grains! If you’re feeling a little shy around millet, try mixing it 50/50 with rice just to get to know each other.

Farro Nicoise Salad

Our Farro is made from lightly scratched Triticum Spelta. The light scratching on the grain is traditional and helps the grain cook faster and pop open as bit as it cooks. The result is a chewy, nutty grain that goes well in a hearty salad. We’ve mixed the cooked Farro with tomato, hard boiled eggs, green beans, and a herbed lemon dressing. If you can’t find Nicoise Olives, sub in Kalamata Olives for a bright, briney bite.

Strawberry Basil Farro Salad

If the first Farro salad was a hit, try it for lunch the next day with fresh strawberries, almonds, basil, and a simple vinaigrette.

15 Minute Asian Quinoa Salad

This salad from Jessica in the Kitchen gets tons of bright flavor from the Sesame Ginger Dressing. It comes together quickly for a weeknight dinner or a last minute get together with friends. Leftovers don’t get soggy, but the flavors continue to meld together as it sits. Quinoa is a complete protein on its own, but you could add some BBQ chicken or shrimp skewers to make this salad sing.

Mexican Street Corn Quinoa Salad

If you haven’t ever had it before, this salad from The Beach House Kitchen is based on the flavor profile of Mexican Street Corn (Elotes). Corn on the cob is charcoal grilled then topped with crema or sour cream, chile powder, cotija cheese, and lime. In this recipe, mix together all of those tasty ingredients and add our Tri Color Quinoa to round it out.

Market Greens Salad with Millet

Curious about Millet? This tiny grain is naturally gluten free and has a nutty, sweet flavor. Transform it into a filling entree with fresh greens, butternut squash, and a simple vinaigrette. You could substitute roasted sweet potatoes, acorn squash, or rainbow carrots for the butternut squash - the flavors will all pair well with the millet and vinaigrette.

by Whitney Barnes

3 Comments

sam steven
September 24 2018 at 2:36 am
Thank you for giving so many amazing sounding recipes. I’m always looking for more salad recipes.I’ve pinned this to share as well! Blessings, Samantha

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Stewart Oast
April 20 2020 at 2:07 pm
Is there a way to "backorder" Bob's yeast ? I cannot find it anywhere and I am almost out. Seems it's like toilet paper - people buying it out though they may only bake a little.

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1. Whitney Barnes
  April 20 2020 at 4:16 pm
  Hi Stewart - There is not a system in place for preorders or notification of stock at this time. When items are in stock, they will be available for purchase on our website, likely within about 2 weeks’ time. Rest assured that we’re bringing products back in stock as quickly as possible, without compromising our high standards of quality. Our employee-owners are working 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to mill, mix, package and ship your favorite Bob’s Red Mill products.
  
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