This Mediterranean orzo salad makes a delicious and healthy side dish with lots of veggies, and an easy lemon dressing.
Prep Time20mins
Cook Time10mins
Total Time30mins
Course: lunch, Salad, Side Dish
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Keyword: Greek pasta salad, mediterranean dishes, orzo recipes, pasta salad
Servings: 6people
Ingredients
1lbbox orzo pasta cooked with 2 teaspoon of salt
1cupspinach leavespacked
½ cup kalamata oliveshalved
1cupcherry tomatoeshalved
1cupfeta cheese
½cupchopped red onion
Lemon Dressing
2large lemons juiced
¼cup olive oil
2garlic cloves grated
1-½teaspoonpink salt or sea salt
1teaspoonblack pepper
Instructions
Cook pasta according to directions on the box and add 2 teaspoon salt to the pasta water. Strain and dump into a serving bowl. Let this cool on the countertop or in the fridge.
Chop onion and half the cherry tomatoes, and kalamata olives. Add to the cooled pasta.
Add in spinach leaves and feta cheese and stir.
Make the dressing.
Lemon Dressing
Juice 2 large lemons into a small bowl.
Whisk in olive oil, salt, and pepper. Grate garlic in and mix into salad.
Taste and add more salt and pepper if needed.
Check out the post for additional add-ins! I like to add a de-seeded red jalapeno, but bell pepper is also great!