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Green Orzo Salad

Quick and easy Green Orzo Salad for those days when you need a more filling salad to serve on the side – ideal recipe to use up leftover vegetables

Green Orzo Salad

The Green Orzo Salad is one of the easiest, quickest and delicious pasta salads to make at the last minute.

Orzo cooks within 10 minutes and for this salad you drain the Orzo, and rinse under cold water, therefore no need to wait for the pasta to cool down.

I chop, slice and cube the remaining ingredients whilst the Orzo is on the stove.

By the time it is fully cooked, drained and rinsed, all that is left to do is toss the ingredients together, whisk the dressing and drizzle over.

Often times I find myself looking for a small and light side dish to a richer meal. And this Green Orzo Salad just about always gets first choice.

It is also a great recipe to use up leftovers, like Zucchini, which I always have a couple of small ones left. Too little to really make a Zucchini dish, but just enough to add to a salad.

I also prefer to use Baby Spinach as I find it more flavorful. However, you can use any Spinach you have on hand or that little bag with some leaves leftover from a previous meal.

Green Orzo salad

Arugula is of course my number one herby leaf and I add loads more to my own, already served up, salad.

The Feta Cheese differs each time, depending which I have in the refrigerator, creamy, crumbly, herbed or Feta with Black Pepper.

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Green Orzo Salad

Green Orzo Salad

Green Orzo Salad

Yield: 8 Servings
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 15 minutes

Quick and easy Green Orzo Salad for those days when you need a more filling salad to serve on the side - ideal recipe to use up leftover vegetables

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups Orzo
  • 1 1/2 cups Spinach, finely chopped
  • 3 Small Zucchinis, sliced
  • 1 Round of Feta Cheese, cubed
  • 1 Handful Arugula

DRESSING:

  • 3 TB Olive Oil, extra-virgin
  • 2 TB Balsamic Vinegar
  • 1 t Garlic, fresh, crushed
  • 1 TB Dijon Mustard

Instructions

  1. Cook the Orzo as per the instructions on the packet – rinse and drain under cold water and place in a large mixing bowl
  2. Add the Spinach, Zucchini, Feta and Arugula – stir through
  3. Dressing : Whisk together and drizzle over the Salad
  4. Transfer to a serving bowl
Nutrition Information
Yield 8
Amount Per Serving Calories 154Total Fat 3.4gSaturated Fat 1gUnsaturated Fat 1.7gCarbohydrates 24.5gFiber 1.4gSugar 1.4gProtein 5g

Nutrition value is not always accurate

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