Refresh your palate with Greek Orzo Salad featuring cucumber, tomato, and feta cheese
creating a Greek orzo salad with
cucumber tomato and feta is a refreshing
and flavorful dish here’s how to make
it
ingredients one cup orzo pasta one
English cucumber diced one pint cherry
tomatoes haved 1/2 Red Onion thinly
sliced 1/2 cup camata olives pitted and
sliced 4 oz feta cheese
crumbled 1 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
2 tbsp chopped fresh dill juice of 1
Lemon 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil two
cloves garlic minced 1 teaspoon dried
oregano salt and pepper to taste lemon
wedges for serving
optional
instructions cook the orzo pasta
according to the package instructions in
a large pot of salted boiling water
until all dente
drain the pasta and rinse it under cold
water to stop the cooking
process transfer the orzo to a large
mixing bowl add the diced cucumber haved
cherry tomatoes thinly sliced red onion
sliced camata olives crumbled feta
cheese chopped fresh parsley and chopped
fresh dill to the bowl with the cooked
orzo in a small bowl whisk together the
lemon juice extra virgin olive oil
minced garlic dried oregano salt and
pepper to make the the dressing pour the
dressing over the orzo salad ingredients
in The Mixing Bowl toss everything
together until well combined and evenly
coated in the dressing taste the salad
and adjust seasoning if necessary adding
more salt pepper or lemon juice as
desired cover the bowl with plastic wrap
or a lid and refrigerate the Greek orzo
salad for at least 30 minutes to allow
the flavors to Mel together before
serving give the salad a final toss to
redistribute the dressing
garnish with additional fresh herbs if
desired serve the Greek orzo salad with
cucumber tomato and feta chilled or at
room temperature accompanied by Lemon
wedges for squeezing over the salad if
desired enjoy the refreshing flavors and
vibrant colors of this delicious Greek
inspired
salad this salad is perfect for picnics
potlucks or as a side dish for grilled
meats or
seafood it’s light satisfying and
bursting with Mediterranean flavors