Orzo Salad(bulgaria)
Total Time: 25 mins
Preparation Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 10 mins
Ingredients
- Servings: 6
- 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1/8-1/4 cup lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon dried mint (or 3 tbls. fresh mint)
- 1 teaspoon honey (optional, sometimes i like a hint of sweetness)
- 1 cup uncooked orzo pasta
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 bunch green onion, chopped
- 1/2 cup green bell pepper, chopped
- 1/2 cup black olives, chopped
- 1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped
- 1 cup fresh tomato, diced
- 1 cup raw sunflower seeds
- salt and pepper
Recipe
- 1 dressing:.
- 2 mix olive oil, lemon juice and mint together in a bowl. whisk in honey now if using. place the dressing in the refrigerator until ready to use.
- 3 salad:.
- 4 cook the orzo according to package directions in salted water and rinse thoroughly with cold water when you strain it(cook in about 3 cups salted water 7-10 minutes-al dente, then strain).
- 5 transfer to a large bowl and toss with the olive oil. allow orzo to cool completely.
- 6 once orzo is cooled, add onions, peppers, olives, parsley and tomatoes, stirring until well mixed.
- 7 stir the dressing, toss with the salad, mixing evenly to coat.
- 8 add salt and pepper and sprinkle with sunflower seeds.
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