Farro Salad with Asparagus, Sugar Snap Peas, and Tomatoes

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated May/June 2015, America's Test Kitchen TV

We were sold on this nutty grain even before we realized how fast and easy it is to cook.

SERVES 6

TIME 45 minutes

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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

We prefer whole farro, in which the grain’s germ and bran have been retained. It has a nutty flavor and delicately chewy texture, and it cooks in only 20 minutes, making it one of the fastest-cooking whole grains. We found that the simplest...

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