Orzo Salad

By AroundtheBaywithDD

A Family Super Favorite!! I serve this all summer long!!

Ingredients

• FOR SALAD:
• 1 cup raw orzo, cooked
• 1 TBSP olive oil (for orzo)
• 1/3 cup olive oil
• 1 TBSP red wine vinegar
• juice of 1/2 a lemon
• 1/2 TBSP dijon mustard
• fresh pepper to taste
• salt to taste
• 1 shallot, finely chopped
• 1 each, red, orange and yellow bell pepper, chopped
• 1 cup fresh baby spinach, chopped
• 12 small heirloom tomatoes, cored and quartered
• 1/4 cup feta cheese

Preparation

Step 1

Cook orzo until al dente, 8 - 10 minutes. Drain and plunge into ice water to stop cooking. Drain again, add to salad bowl and drizzle with 1 TBSP olive oil and stir. Set aside.

Whisk 1/3 cup olive oil, red wine vinegar, mustard and salt and pepper until combined. Set aside.

Add chopped vegetables to bowl of cooled orzo, stir, add feta cheese and vinaigrette, stir to combine.

Refrigerate until ready to serve.