The days have been sunny and hot around here lately and not yet too humid. Wonderful days to be outside and enjoy a delicious, light salad with plenty of fresh colorful ingredients, like this Orzo and Feta Salad.
This dish makes excellent summer food, ideal as part of a casual lunch or even packed for a picnic. Buen provecho!
Ingredients
(6-8 servings)
1 pound cooked orzo
1 english cucumber, diced
2 tomatoes, diced
1 cup feta cheese
salt and pepper
1/4 cup olive oil
Juice of 2 limes
2 cups of spinach or arugula
Directions
1. In a large bowl, place the cooked orzo, cucumber, tomatoes and feta cheese.
2. In a small bowl whisk together the olive oil, lime juice, salt and pepper.
3. Pour the dressing on top of the salad and toss to combine. Serve.
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This is a perfect summer dish – fresh, delicious and so healthy! With all the wonderful seasonal vegetables now available at farmers’ markets, it’s so versatile, like your earlier shrimp and asparagus orzo salad. Mmmmm . . .
Hi Erica, your salad looks very summerly and pretty. I love Orzo, It is a good canvas for all sort of delicious things.
I love simple and light dishes like this that you can really enjoy when the weather is warm. I love the lime dressing!
Another great Orzo recipe that I need to try. Have never tried using Orzo and so love Feta cheese
Orzo salads are wonderful! Sounds great with feta!
Apart from the lime, this plate is full of Greek flavours!!
Ivy- Yes! delicious Greek ingredients
orzos and feta are some of my favorite ingredients- what a great dish!
Delicious! I love everything in this. Fabulous summer fare.
So yummy Greek salad love it with the feta cheese!
Cheers,
Gera
That salad looks so yummy! I really like it. Saved to make
See I was salivating at the thought of that salad with the lime and olive oil dressing! Yum!
A very delicious-looking orzo salad! Best for any warm days!
This looks like the perfect summer lunch! Love the feta and the veggies in there!
Thank you everyone for the wonderful comments!
This looks lovely! Just my kind of salad!
This is a dish for a hot summer eve. All we need is a bottle of Santorini.
Thanks for another great idea for my veggiw clients.
Love the colour and look….healthy and delicious. I love it.
beautiful mediterranean flavors. your recipes are so simple and they sound so gourmet at the same time.
What a great recipe that combines orzo and feta — sounds like a delicious combination. Love all the fresh flavors of the veggies too, such a nice spring or summer salad!
Thank you all for visiting!