Refreshing Orzo Salad
From prell2k4 16 years ago
- 15 minutes to make
- Serves 8
This is a wonderfully light salad for those hot summer nights. If you like, it goes well with the addition of either tuna or grilled chicken. Also great year round
Ingredients
- * 4 cups chicken broth shopping list
- * 1 (16 ounce) package orzo pasta shopping list
- * 1 1/2 tablespoons butter shopping list
- * 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil shopping list
- * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic shopping list
- * 1/2 teaspoon dried basil shopping list
- * 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme shopping list
- * 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes shopping list
- * 1 cup pine nuts shopping list
- * 1 cup pitted kalamata olives shopping list
- * 1 (2 ounce) jar capers, with liquid shopping list
- * 12 ounces basil-flavored feta cheese shopping list
- * 1 (10 ounce) bag fresh spinach leaves, chopped shopping list
- * 1 tablespoon lemon juice shopping list
How to make it
- 1. Bring the chicken broth to a boil over high heat. Add the orzo pasta, and cook until al dente, 8 to 10 minutes. Drain well, then pour the orzo into a bowl, and toss with the butter to keep it from sticking; set aside.
- 2. While the pasta is cooking, heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Stir in the garlic, and cook until the garlic softens and the aroma mellows, about 2 minutes. Stir in the basil, thyme, red pepper flakes, and pine nuts. Cook and stir until the pine nuts have toasted to a light golden brown.
- 3. Stir the pine nut mixture into the orzo along with the olives, capers, feta cheese, spinach, and lemon juice. Serve either warm or cold, but it's better the next day.
The Rating
Reviewed by 6 people-
Hello ~~~
This Orzo Salad sounds like a Fantastic "5"FORK!!!!! Delight ~
I can hardly wait to "make and taste" ~
~*~ mj ~*~
mjcmcook
in Beach City loved it
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I have made Prell's recipe many times over the summer. It is delicious! Loved the spinach, with the feta, capers and olives! A winner dish!
slj6lori
in Succasunna loved it
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Okay, made this this afternoon, made myself not eat it for lunch, and had it with sanzoe's Caramelized Garlic Chicken....very good together! :) I followed the recipe exactly, but for guessing a bit on the capers(cus I only have a huge jar ;), and I d...more
keni
in Sweet Home loved it
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