Farro and Apple Salad with Dark Maple Vinaigrette

  • Recipe by: Laura Sorkin
  • Prep time: 5 Minutes
  • Cook time: 15 Minutes
  • Servings: 4 Servings

Spring is here. For real. In Vermont, we don’t get Spring like the rest of the country does in March. In March, we get more snow, albeit it’s the best skiing of the season. In April we get mud and the Big Tease: beautiful, warm days, followed by more snow. When May comes, we finally get our one month of spring. The daffodils come up, the trees leaf out, and even the cat is willing to venture outside. Those of us who are superstitious, however, will not take the ice scrapers out of our cars until June.

In real Spring, it is time to face the consequences of eight months of rich comfort food. When one emerges from the triple layer of woolies, there is no hiding how, in fact, the 3lb block of Cabot Seriously Sharp Cheddar disappeared so quickly last month. Luckily, I have never considered salad to be a punishment. There are endless variations so they are never boring and when it gets really, really hot, they hit the spot in the exact same way as the cheddar does on a cold day (not that I’m confessing to anything).

The Sugarmaker’s Dark Maple Syrup adds a lovely, honey flavor to vinaigrette. For this version, I paired it with an apple and farro salad but it could work for any green salad.

Runamok Maple - Recipe Farro and Apple Salad with Dark Maple Vinaigrette

Ingredients

For the salad

  • Mesclun greens for 4
  • 1 apple, cored and thinly sliced
  • ½ cup farro
  • Sprinkling of feta cheese

For Vinaigrette

  • 2 tsp Sugarmaker’s Dark Maple Syrup
  • 2 tsp red wine vinegar
  • 2 Tbs extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 scallion, trimmed and sliced
  • Pinch of salt and a few grinds of fresh pepper

Instructions

  1. To prepare the farro, place 1/2 cup in a pot with 1 cup of water and bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer and cook for about 15 minutes or until tender. Remove and cool.
  2. Blend all of the vinaigrette ingredients in a bowl.
  3. In a larger bowl, assemble the salad ingredients and then toss with the vinaigrette. Serve immediately.

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