Lemony Orzo Salad

Name: Lemony Orzo Salad
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 Tbsp minced fresh or 1 teaspoon dried basil; 0 teaspoons black pepper; 43 grams 1/3 cup crumbled feta cheese; 2 teaspoons minced fresh mint; 79 milliliters minced fresh parsley; 2 Tbsps chopped pitted kalamata olives; 3 Tbsps fresh lemon juice; 1 Tbsp olive oil; 237 milliliters uncooked orzo (rice-shaped pasta); 79 milliliters diced red onion; 1 teaspoons salt; 237 milliliters diced tomato; 315 milliliters diced zucchini

Lemony Orzo Salad might be a good recipe to expand your side dish recipe box. One serving contains 149 calories, 5g of protein, and 5g of fat. This recipe serves 6. This recipe covers 9% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have zucchini, pepper, lemon juice, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes.

Instructions

Cook orzo according to package directions, omitting salt and fat.

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Orzo

Salt

Drain well.

Combine orzo, zucchini, and onion in a large bowl; toss well.

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Zucchini

Onion

Orzo

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Bowl

Combine parsley and next 6 ingredients (parsley through pepper); stir well with a whisk. Stir into orzo mixture; add tomato, cheese, and olives, tossing gently to coat.

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Parsley