Greek Orzo Salad with Homemade Dressing!
Greek Orzo Salad with Homemade Dressing!
Orzo Salad is a Greek pasta salad filled with Orzo, vegetables, and feta cheese, topped with Greek dressing. It’s the perfect side dish or a light lunch main course!
All your Greek favorites have been invited; olives, tomatoes, artichokes, cucumbers and creamy feta. This fresh salad makes a quick and easy side or main dish in no time. For a heartier salad, try the Cashew Chicken Salad, Easy Appetizer Salad, and Chicken Caesar Salad.
Greek Twisted Orzo Pasta Salad
Although it looks a bit like rice, it’s not a grain. It’s pasta!
This Orzo Salad is rich and filling. I love the classic Greek style. The lightness of the veggies and the creamy feta cheese are the perfect combination. I love good salads. This is a simple dish that is very refreshing.
Greek Orzo Salad is the perfect potluck, picnic or BBQ salad! It’s great as a side dish or as a stand-alone dish.
This Greek dressing is sure to become your go-to. It’s perfect for these rice grains because it absorbs the extra flavor, but you’ll definitely find yourself stirring it up for more salad needs.
How to Make Greek Orzo Salad
orzo. Boil a pot of water. Once boiled, add orzo pasta, reduce heat and cook, about 8-10 minutes. flow away.
combine. Put the pasta in a large bowl with the artichokes, tomatoes, cucumbers, cheese, and olives, and toss. Drizzle with Greek dressing and toss to combine.
In addition to the mixins we include in our recipes, you can also use:
- capers
- diced purple onion
- chickpeas
- Bell peppers
- pine nuts
- almond slices
This is a great salad with protein like chicken, fish or steak.
storage tips
You can make this salad the day before and cover it in the refrigerator.
store the dressing in separate container And mix the two together before serving.
Leftovers can be covered saved About 3 days in the refrigerator. Add a little more seasoning to keep it from drying out.
We hope you enjoy this Orzo Pasta Salad as much as we do! So delicious and so easy!
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Course Main Course, Salad
greek
Prep time 20 minutes
Total time 20 minutes
10 servings
Calories 308 kcal
by Lil’ Luna
Orzo Salad
- 1 1/2 c raw orzo pasta
- 6 ounces marinated artichoke hearts, drained
- 1/2 c cherry tomatoes halved
- 1 medium cucumber peeled, seeded and chopped
- 1 c grated feta cheese
- 2 ounces black olives, drained
greek dressing
- 3/4 c olive oil
- 2 teaspoons garlic powder
- 2 teaspoons oregano
- 2 teaspoons basil
- 1 1/2 teaspoons pepper
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 1 1/2 teaspoons onion powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons dry mustard
- 1 cup red wine vinegar
Orzo Salad
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Boil a pot of water. Once boiled, add orzo pasta, reduce heat and cook, about 8-10 minutes. flow away.
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Put the pasta in a large bowl with the artichokes, tomatoes, cucumbers, cheese, and olives, and toss. Drizzle with Greek dressing and toss to combine.