I went to a Ramadan dinner last Saturday and brought this orzo salad with me. I invited my friend Claire to come with me to celebrate, but she’s a veg. She suggested that I make an orzo salad so she’d have something to eat, ha ha. We bounced some ideas off each other, and this is what we came up with:
RECIPE:
1 box orzo pasta
1 container feta cheese (THIS REALLY MAKES IT)
1/2 container cherry tomatoes, halved (or sun dried…so much better!)
1 tbs fresh basil, chopped
2 tbs parsley, chopped
cooked sliced zucchini
1 red bell pepper, blistered black on the stove top, plunged into ice water, peeled (the black stuff) and chopped
olives (maybe)
shredded chicken (maybe)
dressing:
2 cloves garlic, minced
balsamic vinegar and olive oil
minced basil
salt
pepper
lemon juice
lemon zest
It’s pretty self explanatory. Mix everything together and serve at room temperature.
