Orzo With Tomato, Green Beans And Feta Cheese

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 lb green beans, trimmed and cut into 1 inch pieces (if you able to find haricot verts, they work very well for this too)
• 2 cups orzo pasta (rice-shaped pasta)
• 1 large onion
• 2 cloves garlic
• 2 large vine-ripened tomatoes
• 2 tablespoons wine vinegar
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
• 1 1/2 cups crumbled feta (about 10 ounces)
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 fill a large pot with salted water and bring to a boil for beans and orzo.
• 2 chop onion and mince garlic.
• 3 core and seed tomatoes.
• 4 cut into quarters lengthwise, and then into 1/4 inch thick slices.
• 5 in a large skillet cook onion and garlic in oil over medium high heat until onion is softened.
• 6 add tomatoes and cook, stirring, until tomatoes are softened, about 2 minutes.
• 7 remove from heat.
• 8 have a bowl of ice and cold water ready.
• 9 drop beans into the boiling, salted water and blanch 1 minute.
• 10 with a large slotted spoon or mesh colander, transfer beans to ice water to stop cooking.
• 11 drain beans well and pat dry.
• 12 add beans to tomato mixture and return the water in pot to a boil.
• 13 boil orzo until al dente and drain.
• 14 add orzo to the vegetable mixture and combine with vinegar, parsley, feta, and salt and pepper to taste.
• 15 toss to combine well.