EASY MEDITERRANEAN ORZO SALAD

Easy Mediterranean Orzo Salad image

This salad is an incorporation of a variety of Mediterranean ingredients with a light lemon sauce to bind it all together. Feel free to substitute ingredients for a more customized salad. Due to many ingredients I've listed having a naturally salty flavor, I've refrained from the addition of salt.

Provided by thedailygourmet

Categories Salad 100+ Pasta Salad Recipes Vegetarian Pasta Salad Recipes

Time 55m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

½ cup uncooked orzo pasta
1 ½ teaspoons lemon-infused olive oil
¼ cup sliced black olives
¼ cup marinated artichoke hearts, drained and chopped
¼ cup canned chickpeas
¼ cup roasted red peppers, drained and chopped
2 tablespoons toasted pine nuts
2 tablespoons ricotta salata cheese, crumbled or shaved

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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 183.1 calories, Carbohydrate 25 g, Cholesterol 4.2 mg, Fat 7 g, Fiber 2.3 g, Protein 6.4 g, SaturatedFat 1.6 g, Sodium 255.6 mg, Sugar 1.7 g