Italian Caprese-Style Farro Salad

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)
• 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
• pepper