Pasta: Orzo with roasted vegetables

By fsilver4

Ingredients

• Dressing:
• 1 small eggplant, peeled and diced
• 1 red bell pepper, diced
• 1 yellow pepper, diced
• 1 red onion, diced
• 1 garlic cloves
• 1/3 cup olive oil
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2 pound orzo
• 1/3 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice (2 lemons)
• 1/3 cup olive oil
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• Add ons:
• 4 scallions, minced
• 1/4 cups pignolis, toasted
• 3/4 cups feta, diced
• 15 basil leaves, chiffinod

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 425*
Toss the eggplant, bell peppers, onion, and garlic with the olive oil, salt and pepper on a large baking sheet. roast for 40 minutes, turning once with a spatula.

Meanwhile cook the orzo in water 7 to 9 minutes.

Add the roasted vegetables to the pasta.

For the dressing, combine the lemon juice, olive oil, salt and pepper and pour on the past and vegetables. Let cool to room temp, then add remaining ingredients.