Orzo Salad

  • 6 servings
  • Created by potrace 1.12, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2015 20 min.
  • Created by potrace 1.12, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2015 70 min.
  • Patrice via Allrecipes

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups uncooked orzo pasta
  • 12 oz. marinated artichoke hearts
  • 1 seeded and chopped tomato
  • 1 chopped cucumber
  • 1 chopped onion
  • 1 c. crumbled feta cheese
  • 2 oz. black olives (drained)
  • 1/4 c. chopped parsley
  • 1 tbsp. lemon juice
  • 1/2 tsp. dried oregano
  • 1/2 tsp. lemon pepper

Directions

  1. boil a large pot of lightly salted water
  2. add pasta, cook for 8 to 10 min. (until al dente)
  3. drain pasta
  4. drain artichoke hearts, collecting liquid
  5. toss together pasta, artichoke hearts, tomato, cucumber, onion, feta, olives, parsley, lemon juice, oregano, and lemon paper
  6. chill for 1 h. in refrigerator (or, ideally, overnight)
  7. add artichoke marinade just before serving

Notes

variations:

  • Add about 1/2 c. of italian dressing and 1/4 c. of red wine vinegar
  • Instead of artichoke marinade, use 6 tbsp. olive oil, 5 tbsp. red wine vinegar, 1 tbsp. lemon juice, and 2 tsp. dried oregano
  • use bottled Greek dressing or Italian dressing instead of artichoke marinade