Spoon Salad with Farro, Cauliflower, Avocado, Halloumi and Herbs

Chef notes

Consider this a love letter to underripe avocado, an underutilized, highly delicious food that is built on impatience. And I love when I get to be impatient. Underripe avocados have a pleasantly toothsome bite, a slight herbaceous tone and they hold their shape when tossed in a salad with other teeny, tiny scoopable pieces. Enter scene: A Spoon Salad, a salad that's piled with herbs, golden-seared halloumi, barely browned cauliflower, chewy farro and a spicy-sticky dressing.

Technique tip: Make it ahead if you want lunch for the week or serve it for a group. This colorful mix of cheese, grains and veg will be a favorite in either scenario.