Greek Orzo Pasta Salad
This greek orzo pasta salad would be refreshing pasta dish ideal for the parties, even dinner supper. This pasta salad with vegetables, orzo pasta, lemony oregano vinaigrette is a crowd favorite.
Servings 6
Calories 287kcal
Ingredients
- 8 oz orzo-pasta
- ½ tsp freshly-ground black-pepper
- ½ cup red-onion, thinly sliced
- 1 cup cherry-tomatoes, sliced in half
- ¼ cup feta-cheese
- 1 lemon, freshly-squeeze-juice
- ⅓ cup kalamata-olives, sliced in half
- 1 cup English-cucumber, diced
- ¼ cup parsley, chopped
- 1 ½ tsp dried oregano
- ¼ cup red-wine-vinegar
- ⅓ cup olive-oil
- ½ tsp kosher-salt
Instructions
- In a small-pasta-pot, cook pasta al dente according to package directions. Remove from heat, drain, rinse the pasta and then put aside.
- In a small-bowl, whisk together the olive-oil, red-wine-vinegar, lemon-juice, oregano, pepper and salt. Put aside.
- In a large-mixing-bowl, then add all of the ingredients like the vinaigrette. Toss to make sure all of the components are blended. Put in refrigerator for at least an hour prior to serving to marinate.