The Best Grain Salad Recipes Will Turn Your Greens Into A Meal

Salads are great. They're full of fresh produce, drizzled with delicious dressings and make you feel good about the choices you're making in life. But there's a problem. Just an hour or two after eating a salad, your stomach tends to forget you've eaten at all. And so, you must eat again.

Unless of course, you were wise enough to eat a grain salad.

Grain salads are a lot like regular salads, only they're loaded with heart-healthy whole grains like barley, farro and/or wheat berries -- plus all the greens and produce you love in traditional salads. Some grain salads are made up mostly of grains, others are just regular salads bulked up with a couple spoonfuls of grains, and all of them are delicious. Look:

Moroccan Carrot Salad With Millet

Naturally Ella

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Southwest Quinoa And Grilled Corn Salad

Foodie Crush

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Mediterranean Farro Salad

Gimme Some Oven

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Greek Goddess Grain Bowl With 'Fried' Zucchini, Toasted Seeds and Fried Halloumi

Half Baked Harvest

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Thai Quinoa Salad

Foodie Crush

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Autumn Glow Salad With Lemon Salad Dressing

Pinch of Yum

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Garlic Kale And Brown Rice Salad

Pinch of Yum

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Farro Salad With Roasted Corn, Red Pepper And Red Onion

Alexandra's Kitchen

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Shaved Brussels Sprout Salad With Einkorn And Soy-Mustard Dressing

Naturally Ella

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Sorghum Salad With Cucumber And Feta

Naturally Ella

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Mediterranean Quinoa Salad

Foodie Crush

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Freekah Salad With Roasted Kale And Cabbage

Alexandra's Kitchen

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Herbed Quinoa And Pomegranate Salad

Cookie and Kate

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Chickpea, Farro And Greens Salad

Cookie and Kate

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Roasted Cherry Tomato, Arugula and Sorghum Salad

Cookie and Kate

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Spring Wheat Berry Salad

Alexandra's Kitchen

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Quinoa Almond Crunch Salad

Feasting at Home

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Farro Salad With Peas And Lemon-Yogurt Dressing

Naturally Ella

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