Orzo Salad

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 1/2 cups orzo pasta
• 1/3 cup chopped drained sun-dried tomato packed in oil
• 5 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
• 1/4 cup chopped kalamata olive
• 1 cup finely chopped radicchio
• 1/2 cup pine nuts, toasted
• 1/2 cup chopped fresh basil
• 2 large garlic cloves, minced

Recipe

• 1 cook orzo in pot of boiling salted water until just tender.
• 2 drain well.
• 3 transfer to large bowl.
• 4 add sun-dried tomatoes, oil, vinegar and olives and toss to blend.
• 5 let stand until cool. (can be prepared 6 hours ahead. cover and refrigerate. bring to room temperature before continuing.).
• 6 mix chopped radicchio, pine nuts, chopped basil, and garlic into orzo mixture.
• 7 season salad to taste with salt and pepper and serve.