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Italian Orzo Salad

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Today, we have a special salad recipe for you - Italian Orzo Salad. It uses a little pasta, some healthy green vegetables, along with chickpeas (garbanzo beans). It's filling and refreshing and doesn't require a lot of effort to make. In the photo below is the basic salad, but we've added some extra veggies for flavor and nutrients. Feel free to mix and match even further!

Prep Time 35 minutes

Serves: 4

Difficulty Level: Low

Italian Orzo Salad

Ingredients for vinaigrette:

Olive oil - 1/4 cup

Red wine vinegar - 2 tbsp.

Lemon juice - 1 tbsp.

Italian seasoning - 1 tsp.

Garlic powder - 1/8 tsp.

Salt - 1/4 tsp.

Dijon mustard - 1 tsp.

Sugar - 1 tsp.

Ingredients for salad:

Orzo Pasta - 1 cup (uncooked)

Chickpeas (garbanzo beans) - 15 oz. can (drained and rinsed)

Fresh spinach - 4 oz.

Canned roasted red peppers - 3/4 cup

Kalamata olives - 1/3 cup

Canned artichoke hearts - 3/4 cup (quartered)

Grape tomatoes - 1 pint

Red onion - 1 (chopped)

Method of preparing the salad:

Whish the vinaigrette ingredients together and set aside.
Cook the pasta in salted water and drain.
Chop the spinach and slice the tomatoes in half. Place them in a large bowl with the olives, roasted red peppers, onion, and artichoke hearts.
Lastly, add the drained orzo and beans to the bowl with the other ingredients. Stir the vinaigrette again and add drizzle over the salad before serving.

Chef's Tip:

Orzo can be a bit more difficult to find than other pastas, but you can use any small-shaped pasta in its place.

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