I stole this recipe for Orzo Vegetable Salad from tasteofhome.com who stole it from Terri Crandall from Gardnerville, Nevada. This delicious salad is perfect for a summer barbecue. Tomatoes, chopped artichokes, spinach, green onions, crumbled feta cheese and capers are mixed together in a large bowl. Then cooked, drained and rinsed orzo is added to the vegetable mixture. Next a homemade dressing is made with olive oil, lemon juice, lemon zest, rice vinegar, salt, pepper and Italian seasoning. The dressing is mixed into the salad and chilled until ready to serve. This salad is perfect for a Labor Day barbecue and another delicious way to serve vegetables, no matter what anyone thinks.

The ingredients for the dressing are: ⅓ cup olive oil, 4 tsp lemon juice, 1 tsp dried tarragon, 2 tsp grated lemon zest, 2 tsp rice vinegar, ½ tsp salt and ¼ tsp pepper

In a bowl, whisk the dressing ingredients together. (I also add some Italian seasoning at this step.)

Then in a large bowl, combine 3 chopped plum tomatoes, 1 cup marinated quartered artichoke hearts, 2 chopped green onions, 1 tbsp capers and some chopped sun-dried tomatoes.

Stir together to mix with the dressing.

Next add in 1 cup coarsely chopped fresh spinach, ½ cup crumbled feta cheese and cooked orzo.

Toss to coat all the vegetables and pasta with dressing.

Cover and chill until serving.

If you liked the recipe for Orzo Vegetable Salad you can try other cold salads like Italian Pasta Salad, Quinoa Salad, Charred Corn Salad, Italian Tortellini Pasta Salad or Corn Edamame Succotash Salad.

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Orzo Vegetable Salad

This delicious salad is perfect for a summer barbecue. Tomatoes, chopped artichokes, spinach, green onions, crumbled feta cheese and capers are mixed together in a large bowl. Then cooked, drained and rinsed orzo is added to the vegetable mixture. Next a homemade dressing is made with olive oil, lemon juice, lemon zest, rice vinegar, salt, pepper and Italian seasoning. The dressing is mixed into the salad and chilled until ready to serve.

Course Salad

Prep Time 25 minutes

Cook Time 8 minutes

Servings 8 people

Ingredients

• ½ cup uncooked orzo pasta
• 3 plum tomatoes chopped
• 1 cup marinated quartered artichoke hearts chopped
• 1 cup coarsely chopped fresh spinach
• 2 green onions chopped
• ½ cup crumbled feta cheese
• 1 tbsp capers drained

Dressing:

• ⅓ cup olive oil
• 4 tsp lemon juice
• 1 tbsp minced fresh tarragon or 1 tsp dried tarragon
• 2 tsp grated lemon zest
• 2 tsp rice vinegar
• ½ tsp salt
• ¼ tsp pepper

Instructions

1. Cook orzo according to package directions.
2. Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine the tomatoes, artichokes, spinach, onions, cheese and capers.
3. In a small bowl, whisk the dressing ingredients.
4. Drain orzo and rinse in cold water. Add to the vegetable mixture.
5. Pour dressing over salad; toss to coat. Chill until serving.