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Greek Orzo Salad Recipe
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Shandy / All my dishes 1 year, 9 months ago
I love the creamy texture that goes with the crunch in the green onions and the cucumbers along with the medium sized shrimp. The Feta cheese is not over powering, which I was worried about since shrimp and orzo are both mild flavors. I think the Fet... More
Prep:15m Cook:15m Servings:10
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Ingredients
- 3/4 of a 1-pound package of orzo pasta
- 4 green onions, chopped up
- 1 1/2 c. Feta Cheese
- 1/3 c. fresh dill. . .fresh is sooo much better in flavor then dried
- 4 T. fresh lemon juice
- 3 T. Olive Oil (I use extra-virgin)
- 2 pounds of medium shrimp, cooked, peeled and deveined (I cooked mine simply in salted water)
- 1 Cucumber (My cucumber was about 1 foot long and not overly fat.) Quarter the cucumber lengthwise so that you have 4 long strips and then cut into 1/4-inch thick pieces
- 1/2 cucumber (Used for full, thin slices on top of salad)
- 1 (12-ounce) basket cherry tomatoes, cut in half and divided
- Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
- Fresh Dill Sprigs for Decorating the top of the salad
Directions
- Cook orzo in a large pot of water. Bring salted water to boiling and cook until tender, about 9 minutes. Stir orzo occasionally. Drain and rinse with cold water to stop the cooking process. Drain well. . .this is important for later.
- Transfer to a large bowl and add green onions, feta cheese, chopped dill, lemon juice, and olive oil. Mix well.
- Make sure there is no excess water on the cooked medium sized shrimp. Add to salad and mix well. Season to taste with salt and freshly ground pepper. '
- Mix in cucumber pieces, 3/4 of the cherry tomatoes that have been cut in halves. Arrange whole cucumber rounds and cherry tomato halves around edge of bowl and garnish with the pretty little dill sprigs.
- Chill salad until ready to serve. This makes a big bowl of salad but mine only made it 2 days.
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invisiblechef 1 year, 9 months ago said:
I really cannot wait to try this out, perfect for summer, and my husbands work lunches, thanks so much.
sparow64 1 year, 8 months ago said:
This looks great! Can't wait to try.
michellem 1 year, 6 months ago said:
Shandy, this looks so good..what is orzo pasta? It is a brand or a type of pasta? Thank you..I want to make this during our trip to Lake Tahoe. We leave on June 14 for a week.
toleliz 1 year, 4 months ago said:
This is a beautiful salad! Have bookmarked this to try soon.