Hello everybody, it’s Jim, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a distinctive dish, orzo pasta salad. One of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Orzo Pasta Salad is one of the most well liked of recent trending meals on earth. It is easy, it is quick, it tastes delicious. It’s appreciated by millions every day. They’re nice and they look fantastic. Orzo Pasta Salad is something that I’ve loved my whole life.
To get started with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can cook orzo pasta salad using 12 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Orzo Pasta Salad:
- Get 1 C orzo
- Prepare 3 garlic cloves; smashed
- Get 1 oz basil
- Take 1 lemon; zested & juiced
- Get 1/2 t crushed pepper flakes
- Take 1/2 red onion; medium dice
- Make ready 1/2 C extra virgin olive oil
- Make ready 8 slices bacon
- Prepare 6 large leaves spinach; chiffonade
- Prepare 4 oz mozzarella cheese; small dice
- Make ready 3 Campari tomatoes; seeded & small dice
- Make ready kosher salt & black pepper; as needed
Instructions to make Orzo Pasta Salad:
- Combine basil, garlic, red onion, pepper flakes, lemon zest and juice, olive oil, and a large pinch of salt and pepper in a food processor. Pulse until combined.
- Bring a small pot of salted water to a boil. Add orzo. Cook until al dente, about 8 minutes. Drain. Spread out on a plate and cool in refrigerator.
- Combine orzo, spinach, cheese, and tomatoes in a small mixing bowl. Add dressing. Fold to combine. Cover and let sit in fridge overnight to marinate.
- Lay bacon on a baking tray lined with parchment paper. Bake at 400° for approximately 12 minutes or until bacon is crispy. Drain fat and reserve for another use. Pat bacon dry with paper towels. Roughly chop to a small dice.
- Fold 3/4 of bacon into salad amd reserve remaining bacon for garnish.
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