Farro salad is a cooked grain dish, based on the Italian grain mixture farro. Farro was a staple food in Roman times and remains part of traditional Italian cuisine, especially in Tuscany and Umbria. The salad typically incorporates cooked farro, vegetables such as tomatoes, cucumbers, or roasted peppers, herbs, olive oil, and occasionally cheeses or legumes.
Historic references to grain salads appear in Roman texts, but farro salad as prepared today gained popularity with the late 20th-century interest in whole grains and Mediterranean diets. Farro imparts a chewy texture, with flavor notes described as nutty, earthy, and slightly sweet.