Orzo Pasta Salad With Basil Butter, Peppers, Tomatoes

Name: Orzo Pasta Salad With Basil Butter, Peppers, Tomatoes
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 8 tablespoons unsalted butter; 4 tablespoons fresh basil leaves; 1 clove garlic, grated; 1 piece zest of a whole lemon; 2 cups orzo pasta cooked in boiling salted water to al dente; 0.5 cup cherry tomatoes, halved; 0.5 cup bell peppers cut into strips; 0.5 cup assorted olives - preferably pitted under oil; 0.5 cup parsley chopped; 1 cup arugula salad

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Prep5 min

Cook10 min

Total15 min

Servings4

Difficultyeasy

PastaSidesVegetablesDinner / SupperLunch

Ingredients

8 tablespoonsunsalted butter
4 tablespoonsfresh basil leaves
1 clovegarlic, grated
1 piecezest of a whole lemon
2 cupsorzo pasta cooked in boiling salted water to al dente
0.5 cupcherry tomatoes, halved
0.5 cupbell peppers cut into strips
0.5 cupassorted olives - preferably pitted under oil
0.5 cupparsley chopped
1 cuparugula salad

Instructions

1
Put all the basil butter ingredients in the food processor. Pulse until everything is blended. The basil should be well chopped and evenly mixed into the butter.
2
Toss the cooked orzo with ½ to ¾ of the basil butter, depending on how buttery you like it. Add the remaining ingredients and garnish with arugula.
3
Serve hot or room temperature.