Confetti orzo salad
I just love the healthy recipes using orzo to make salads.
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup finely chopped scallions
- 1 1/2 cups Sun-dried Tomato Orzo
- 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 3 tbsp fresh lemon juice
- 1/2 tsp grated lemon zest (peel)
- 1/2 tsp sea salt
- 1/2 tsp freshly ground pepper
- 1 garlic clove minced
- 1 medium carrot, diced into 1/8″ pieces
- 1 1/4 cup finely diced red, green and yellow bell pepper
- 1/2 cup peeled, English cucumber, diced finely
- 1/4 cup finely chopped scallions
- 1/4 cup finely chopped red onion
- 1/4 cup finely chopped Italian flat parsley
Instructions
- Cook orzo in skillet with enough water to boil until tender (10 minutes should do the trick)
- Drain using a wire mesh strainer; rinse under cool water.
- Whisk olive oil, lemon juice, lemon zest, sea salt, freshly ground pepper and minced garlic until blended nicely.
- Toss diced and chopped vegetables, orzo and dressing together.
- Serve warm or at room temperature. Voila! Yummy salad is prepared.
- Healthy Recipe serves 4.