Italian Caprese-Style Farro Salad | Real California Milk

Ingredients

• – 2 cups water
• – 1 cup farro or pearl barley
• – 1 teaspoon sea salt
• – 1/3 cup minced sun-dried tomatoes (preferably smoked)
• – 16 large ripe olives, quartered
• – 8 oz. fresh Real California Mozzarella cheese balls*, quartered
• – 1/3 cup chopped walnuts or pine nuts, toasted (optional)
• Salsa Verde:
• – 1 1/2 cups packed fresh Italian parsley leaves
• – 6 tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
• – 1/4 cup packed fresh basil leaves
• – 3 tablespoons capers
• – 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• – 1 tablespoon water
• – 2 cloves garlic
• – Finely grated zest of 1 lemon
• – Sea salt and pepper to taste