orzo salad | roasted vegetables
Just recently, Maria whipped this dish up and served at a wedding shower for Carolyne. It was quite a hit.
You could easliy top with grilled chicken and have a one dish meal. Very good!
ingredients:
1 small eggplant peeled in 3/4 inch cubes
1 red & 1 yellow pepper diced 1 inch cubes
1 red onion diced 1 inch (leave all in chunks while roasting)
2 garlic cloves minced
1/3 cup olive oil
1 ½ tsp Kosher salt
½ tsp pepper
1 lb orzo
Dressing:
1/3 cup fresh lemon juice (2 ½ lemons)
¼ cup olive oil
1 tsp Kosher salt
½ tsp pepper
To assemble:
4 scallions minced (white and green parts)
1/3 cup toasted pine nuts
¾ lb cubed feta
15 fresh basil leaves sliced thinly
instructions:
Preheat to 425 degrees. Toss veggies with garlic, salt and pepper. Roast for 40 minutes until brown and turn half way thru.
Cook orzo w/salt. Add roasted veggies into bowl of orzo with all of the juice. Pour dressing on orzo while still warm. Cool to room temp then add scallions, feta, basil, and pine nuts and serve.
You could easliy top with grilled chicken and have a one dish meal. Very good!
ingredients:
1 small eggplant peeled in 3/4 inch cubes
1 red & 1 yellow pepper diced 1 inch cubes
1 red onion diced 1 inch (leave all in chunks while roasting)
2 garlic cloves minced
1/3 cup olive oil
1 ½ tsp Kosher salt
½ tsp pepper
1 lb orzo
Dressing:
1/3 cup fresh lemon juice (2 ½ lemons)
¼ cup olive oil
1 tsp Kosher salt
½ tsp pepper
To assemble:
4 scallions minced (white and green parts)
1/3 cup toasted pine nuts
¾ lb cubed feta
15 fresh basil leaves sliced thinly
instructions:
Preheat to 425 degrees. Toss veggies with garlic, salt and pepper. Roast for 40 minutes until brown and turn half way thru.
Cook orzo w/salt. Add roasted veggies into bowl of orzo with all of the juice. Pour dressing on orzo while still warm. Cool to room temp then add scallions, feta, basil, and pine nuts and serve.
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