pointer to greek orzo salad recipe
this is what i've been eating for lunch all week:
http://www.aseasontotaste.com/2010/07/greek-orzo-salad/
of course i didn't follow the recipe exactly--how long have you known me? i'm the person who asked about balsamic vinegar in the comments, but i wound up buying some white wine vinegar for my first attempt, what the hell. i did not think that the dressing was too vinegary--i went slow, starting at 50/50 olive oil/vinegar and then adding tablespoons of vinegar after tasting.
i didn't use fresh tomatoes, i used canned diced tomatoes with basil, oregano and garlic. and i added corn from a cooked ear of sweet corn that i had on hand. the corn is a very nice, though non-essential, addition.
i ignored the admonition about not adding dressing too far in advance--i dressed the entire batch and portioned it into lunch-sized containers. i was careful about not adding the feta until the orzo was cool, though. it's not too soggy for me--others may differ, i guess.
anyway, it was a rousing success and now i have a quick pointer to the recipe for next time. i might even go wild and add a little more vinegar than the recipe called for--i may have picked out a very mild white wine vinegar. but it makes lovely cool summery lunches.
(note to the wheat avoidant--i bet you could make this using some other small grain that wasn't wheat, but i wouldn't use rice.)
http://www.aseasontotaste.com/2010/07/greek-orzo-salad/
of course i didn't follow the recipe exactly--how long have you known me? i'm the person who asked about balsamic vinegar in the comments, but i wound up buying some white wine vinegar for my first attempt, what the hell. i did not think that the dressing was too vinegary--i went slow, starting at 50/50 olive oil/vinegar and then adding tablespoons of vinegar after tasting.
i didn't use fresh tomatoes, i used canned diced tomatoes with basil, oregano and garlic. and i added corn from a cooked ear of sweet corn that i had on hand. the corn is a very nice, though non-essential, addition.
i ignored the admonition about not adding dressing too far in advance--i dressed the entire batch and portioned it into lunch-sized containers. i was careful about not adding the feta until the orzo was cool, though. it's not too soggy for me--others may differ, i guess.
anyway, it was a rousing success and now i have a quick pointer to the recipe for next time. i might even go wild and add a little more vinegar than the recipe called for--i may have picked out a very mild white wine vinegar. but it makes lovely cool summery lunches.
(note to the wheat avoidant--i bet you could make this using some other small grain that wasn't wheat, but i wouldn't use rice.)