Hey everyone, it’s Louise, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a special dish, orzo pasta salad. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Orzo Pasta Salad is one of the most well liked of recent trending foods on earth. It’s appreciated by millions daily. It’s easy, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. They’re nice and they look wonderful. Orzo Pasta Salad is something which I’ve loved my entire life.
Giada uses orzo as an alternative to larger pasta in this colorful salad. Orzo Pasta Salad. this link is to an external site that may or may not meet accessibility guidelines. Classic Italian orzo pasta salad, complete with a homemade dressing and mini pepperonis.
To get started with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can have orzo pasta salad using 12 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Orzo Pasta Salad:
- Make ready 1 C orzo
- Take 3 garlic cloves; smashed
- Get 1 oz basil
- Prepare 1 lemon; zested & juiced
- Get 1/2 t crushed pepper flakes
- Make ready 1/2 red onion; medium dice
- Take 1/2 C extra virgin olive oil
- Take 8 slices bacon
- Prepare 6 large leaves spinach; chiffonade
- Make ready 4 oz mozzarella cheese; small dice
- Prepare 3 Campari tomatoes; seeded & small dice
- Take kosher salt & black pepper; as needed
It's the perfect crowd-pleasing salad to take to your summer get-together. This Greek orzo salad is made with fresh herbs, red onion, tomatoes, and more veggies, and is tossed in a lemony vinaigrette. This orzo pasta salad, it's one of our favourite summer pasta recipes. It's especially good as a pack up lunch for picnics or great as an emergency dinner, I have been making this for some time now.
Steps to make Orzo Pasta Salad:
- Combine basil, garlic, red onion, pepper flakes, lemon zest and juice, olive oil, and a large pinch of salt and pepper in a food processor. Pulse until combined.
- Bring a small pot of salted water to a boil. Add orzo. Cook until al dente, about 8 minutes. Drain. Spread out on a plate and cool in refrigerator.
- Combine orzo, spinach, cheese, and tomatoes in a small mixing bowl. Add dressing. Fold to combine. Cover and let sit in fridge overnight to marinate.
- Lay bacon on a baking tray lined with parchment paper. Bake at 400° for approximately 12 minutes or until bacon is crispy. Drain fat and reserve for another use. Pat bacon dry with paper towels. Roughly chop to a small dice.
- Fold 3/4 of bacon into salad amd reserve remaining bacon for garnish.
- Variations; Feta, oregano, zucchini, mint, parsely, roasted or raw bell peppers, roasted garlic/tomatoes, cucumber, white vinegar, champagne vinegar, white wine vinegar, sherry vinegar, port, peppadew, arugula, pepperoncini, provolone, pepperoni, toasted pine nuts, parmesean, romano, gruyere, parmigiano reggiano, pecorino, walnuts, pumpkin seeds, olives, giardenera, anchovies, habanero, gouda, rosemary, thyme, marjoram, goat cheese, pancetta, prosciutto, caramelized onions or shallots,
And like any other pasta, orzo is a great base for a salad. This greek orzo pasta salad is the refreshing cold pasta dish perfect for the hot summer months, parties, even meal prepping. This pasta salad with orzo pasta, vegetables, in a lemony oregano. Our Orzo Primavera Pasta Salad makes the perfect slimming friendly side, snack or light lunch whether you're counting calories or following a plan like Weight Watchers. Pasta salads are a summertime, picnic recipe favorite.
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