I fell in love with an orzo salad at a child’s birthday party. It was love at first, second, and fifteenth bite. I’ve since recreated my own version many times and I find that my love has not faded.
Ingredients:
- 1 pound uncooked orzo
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- 2/3 cup red wine vinegar
- 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
- 1 1/2 teaspoons garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
- As many drained, pitted, and sliced in half Kalamata olives as you like
- As much fresh, chopped basil as you like
- 6 ounces of crumbled Feta cheese
- 1 can of red kidney beans, drained
Directions:
In addition to the vinegar,
Add fresh chopped basil to taste.
Great photos in this tutorial. Looks delicious.
I think I’m in love too. This sounds great!
Gorgeous photos!!! I fell in love with an orzo salad that I picked up at Whole Foods a few years ago. Yours looks amazing.
Sounds delicious and I heard you guys had an earthquake? Everything/everyone okay?
Yeah, it woke us up and scared the dog. Fortunately, not too strong. Thank you for thinking of me.
What a smart and healthy option for a birthday party!
Great photos. I have to admit I had to google orzo! Never heard of it before this post.
please pasta the orzo. Did you know orzo is related to the very repetitive couscous?
I could see them being cousins.
One of my favorites out there! I love eating the one that Whole Foods sells but I’m going to try to make yours. Plus I’ll be saving a ton of money 🙂 Thank you!
Feel free to divide the recipe in half. I make it in this size because the orzo tends to come in a 1lb package, but it makes enough to feed a small army. I don’t mind because I eat the left overs the rest of the week.
I love Orzo too! I don’t cook it too much but this recipe’s got me thinking!
I don’t know what an orzo is, but that does indeed look awesome.
Orzo is a rice shaped pasta. Put that in your pipe and smoke it.
I really want to try this!! Your pictures are great!!! Pinned!!
I love this recipe… pasta and beans. Sounds delicious.
This sounds really tasty. I have never had orzo.
Wow this looks delicious! I have a favorite summer orzo salad that includes roasted veggies that is a go to recipe for me! Will try yours out for the next get together.
This looks so delicious! I promise to try it!
Lovely. Superb photos. I want some of this!!!
That looks so good! I didn’t know you were a master chef, tambien! I’ve wanted to try orzo for a while. Maybe this will be my practice recipe. Great job on the pictures, Mami!
and it’s soooo simple! Love hearing of food love affairs. Great choice.
Thanks for sharing! I love orzo, too. Gotta try this… 🙂
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That looks soooo good! I definitely want to try this.
Looks yummy and easy to make! Thanks for sharing!
Looks yummy and easy to make! Thanks for sharing!
I love orzo salad! Kidney beans are an interesting ingredient…. I bet that made this salad sensational!
The kidney beans came about because I used to always put grilled chicken in it and I didn’t have any. I wanted it to be a little heartier and the kidney beans did the trick.
Yum! What is orzo, anyway? Off to Google that…
Orzo is rice shaped pasta.
If I didn’t want to try orzo salad before, your pictures have sold me! Yum!
Good morning, Mami.
What a cleverly produced post – I’m most impressed!
Don’t suppose you have any idea about the calorie content? It sounds as though it is likely to be reasonably low – but high on protein, so a sure winner.
Kind regards,
L