This Orzo Salad is a great and refreshing summer recipe and it is one of my favorite salads for entertaining.
This recipe stems from an Orzo Salad by Giada De Laurentiis.
Ingredients
1 pound orzo pasta
3 lemons
Salt
1 ½ cup dried cranberries
1 cup fresh basil
1 ½ cup pine nuts
½ teaspoon black pepper
4 oz baby arugula
2/3 cups olive oil
2 cups feta cheese
Directions
- Bring a large saucepan of lightly salted water to a boil. Add the orzo and cook until tender, but still firm to the bite. Drain the pasta and set aside to cool.
- Place the arugula, basil, pine nuts, and cranberries in a large salad bowl, mix well and then add the orzo.
- Mix together the lemon juice and olive oil in a small bowl. Pour the mixture over the salad and mix well.
- Add the feta cheese and toss together, using 2 forks until well mixed. Keep in the refrigerator until ready to serve.
Orzo and Arugula Salad
This was printed from MyColombianRecipes.com
Monica Wong says
Hi Erica,
Thanks for joining me and sharing! Warm Welcome!
You have a great blog as well!
Juju says
This looks amazing.
Ann says
YUmm! This looks so easy and healthy:) Good for my growing waist line 🙂
Marta says
I like this salad, the cranberries and feta must be a delicious contrast!
My Carolina Kitchen says
Erica, what a gorgeous salad. Your recipes are top notch and you’re a talented photographer as well.
Thanks for stopping by my kitchen and following along. I really appreciate it. It also gave me the opportunity to you and find your lovely blog.
Sam
Tresa says
How many servings does this recipe make?
Erica Dinho says
About 6 servings
Soma says
Yaa this is going to be my lunch sometimes this week. i do not have pine nuts but will substitute. I like eating orzo a lot.
Erica says
Thank you all so much for your comments!
Karen says
This looks so good! I have a lot of spinach in my garden, I think I’ll use it instead of the arugula
rebecca subbiah says
so simple and tasty love it
Lisa says
Thank you for following me! I’ve made the Giada version of this recipe before and it’s most excellent to play with. Your photos are gorgeous and I’m glad I found you. 🙂
Natasha - 5 Star Foodie says
Lovely orzo salad – love the arugula and feta here!
Aysha says
Perfect for the season.Yummy and Healthy!!It’s so colorful…
justjoycee says
Wow, I really like your recipes. I cook a lot of Cuban, Puerto Rican, Italian, and American Southern, so this is new to me and I would really like to try some of the dishes. Thanks for following me.
nora@ffr says
vat a simple and healthy salad. just beyond impressive!! sure gonna give a try
cheers!!
Anna says
Orzo is my favorite pasta for pasta salads, yours looks very summerly and yummy.
Trish says
Hi Erica,
Jim is making this tonight. Suzy and the boys are coming over for dinner. I can’t wait to eat this delicious salad!!!! Thanks for sharing the recipe!
Trish
belgils says
Hi Erika, I wish the fans that write comments on you recipes, do so AFTER they have actually tried them. “Looks delicious”….” sounds delicious”…. “I will ke it soon”…. does not actually tell the story. I DID, however, put this dish together… and It WAS great!!!. So are a number of others I have ACTUALLY cooked and enjoyed; I will always look for more. So fans….. get cooking and tell us about it.
belgil
Anonymous says
I made this salad and it was perfect and delicious. I followed all the steps.
Amanda says
I recently had an orzo salad at an Au Bon Pain while visiting Nashville, TN. It was SO good I went back later that day to buy more. I couldn’t wait to get home and [try to] make MORE of it. If I hadn’t been in public I would’ve licked the bowl. Alas, their website menu does not include this dish. Yours, however, seems to include everything I remember. THANK YOU for posting this! I can’t wait to try it out.
Anonymous says
Hi Erica,
I plan on making your salad this weekend, can’t wait! Sorry if I missed it but- about how many servings do you get from these measurements? Thanks!!
Erin says
This is my go-to recipe for potlucks. It travels well and is always a favorite!
JD says
I agree that posting and giving a recipe stars when you haven’t made it defeats the whole purpose. I’m going to look for recipes that people have actually made before I commit to cooking or commenting.