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Farro Salad with Asparagus, Edamame and Peas
April 17, 2016 by Laura 9 Comments
Farro Salad with Asparagus, Edamame and Peas is the perfect spring dish. Delicious hot or cold, it can comfort on a chilly day or be a great side salad for one of the first barbecues of the season!
Every spring, it is a toss up between asparagus and strawberries as to which I get more excited to see in the grocery stores. I will only buy domestic for both (obviously local is best, but the season is short here). So we don’t usually eat either in the late fall or winter. Which means excitement when we finally start seeing them! The kids tried to steal the asparagus before it even made its way into this farro salad (and whined quite a bit about…
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