Savory Mediterranean Orzo Food

SAVORY MEDITERRANEAN ORZO

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, bring broth to a boil. Stir in orzo; cook over medium heat for 6-8 minutes or until tender. Remove from the heat., In a small skillet, saute onion in oil until tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Stir into orzo mixture. Stir in 1 cup cheese, spinach, red peppers, squash, salt and pepper., Transfer to a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish; sprinkle with remaining cheese. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until heated through.

MEDITERRANEAN ORZO SALAD

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook orzo in the boiling water, stirring occasionally until tender yet firm to the bite, about 9 minutes. Drain well. Rinse with cold water and drain well again.
• Combine orzo, cherry tomatoes, red onion, cucumber, olives, and Asiago cheese in a large bowl.
• Whisk garlic, olive oil, red wine vinegar, lemon juice, salt, and pepper together in a small bowl to make the vinaigrette. Drizzle over the orzo mixture and toss lightly to combine. Add basil and parsley and mix well. Let sit for 20 minutes for flavors to blend, stirring occasionally.

MEDITERRANEAN ORZO

Steps:

• take your kalamata olives and chop put them into a bowl.
• mince the cilantro, mix it in with the olives and add 1 tbsp of the E.V.O.O. *set aside for later use.
• add bouillon to a pot with about 8 cups of water and bring to a boil.
• add orzo and cook till soft then strain.
• take tomatoes off of vine clean and chop them along with 3 garlic cloves.
• set a burner to about medium heat and add 1 tbsp E.V.O.O. let heat for a minute.
• add garlic first and then tomatoes to the pan then add your chile powder to the mixture and let cook for about 4 minutes (after cooking drain about half of the juices out).
• take strained orzo and in a lg bowl add all ingredients and mix well.
• let sit for an hour uncovered in the fridge so that all of the left over juices can soak inches.

EASY MEDITERRANEAN ORZO SALAD

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook orzo in the boiling water, stirring occasionally until tender yet firm to the bite, about 11 minutes. Drain well.
• Toss orzo with lemon-infused olive oil. Add olives, artichoke hearts, chickpeas, roasted red peppers, pine nuts, and ricotta salata. Toss to combine. Refrigerate to chill and allow flavors to build.

MEDITERRANEAN ORZO

Steps:

• In large nonstick skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add onion; cook, stirring frequently, until softened, 4-5 minutes. Stir in orzo, broth, salt and pepper; bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat to medium-low. Cover; cook until orzo is just tender, about 7 minutes, adding tomatoes and olives during last 2 minutes. Remove from heat. Stir in Parmesan, parsley and lemon zest.