Here's the Dish: Orzo Salad

A favorite local restaurant of ours serves this yummy Orzo salad. It is sooo good that I have to order it each time I go there. Not too long ago, I was really craving this dish, so I decided to make it at home. I found a basic recipe that seemed pretty close and then tweaked it to my liking. The results were superb. You will love this for summer ~ it's so light and refreshing. Check out the recipe below:

Orzo Salad

Ingredients:

1 cup Orzo

1 cup feta cheese

1/3 cup olive oil

3 cloves freshly minced garlic (use more or less, to your liking)

3 tablespoons parsley (chopped)

3 tablespoons fresh dill (chopped)

1/4 cup lemon juice

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

1 tomato (diced)

Directions:

1. Cook Orzo according to package directions.

2. Drain and rinse with cold water.

3. Add feta cheese, garlic, parsley,dill and tomato*.

4. In a container shake together the oil, lemon juice, salt and pepper.

5. Pour this over the salad and toss.

6. Chill in refrigerator.

*I added cucumber as well, it's optional. You can also use green onions, I just forgot to add them.

Serves 6