Greek Orzo Salad

Name: Greek Orzo Salad
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients: 1.5 cup uncooked orzo pasta; 2 (6 ounce) cans marinated artichoke hearts; 1 Cucumber, seeded and chopped; 1 Ripe Tomatoes, seeded and chopped; 1 Red Onion, chopped; 1 cup Feta Cheese, crumbled; 1 (2 ounce) can Black Olives, drained; 0.25 cup fresh parsley, chopped; 1 tbsp Lemon Juice; 0.5 tsp Dried Oregano; 0.5 tsp lemon pepper

This orzo salad with cucumber, tomatoes, red onion, feta, lemon, and oregano is a delicious and colorful summer pasta salad full of Greek flavors. I receive a lot of requests for this recipe.

Brooke1999

Prep15 min

Cook10 min

Total25 min

Servings6

Difficultyeasy

Ingredients

1.5 cupuncooked orzo pasta
2 (6 ounce) cansmarinated artichoke hearts
1Cucumber, seeded and chopped
1Ripe Tomatoes, seeded and chopped
1Red Onion, chopped
1 cupFeta Cheese, crumbled
1 (2 ounce) canBlack Olives, drained
0.25 cupfresh parsley, chopped
1 tbspLemon Juice
0.5 tspDried Oregano
0.5 tsplemon pepper

Instructions

1
Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook until al dente, 8 to 10 minutes; drain.
2
Drain artichoke hearts, reserving liquid.
3
Gather prepared ingredients together.
4
Combine pasta, artichoke hearts, cucumber, tomato, onion, feta, olives, parsley, lemon juice, oregano, and lemon pepper in a large bowl; toss well. Chill in the refrigerator for 1 hour.
5
Just before serving, drizzle reserved artichoke marinade over salad.