Hey everyone, I hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, orzo pasta salad. It is one of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Orzo Pasta Salad is one of the most popular of current trending meals on earth. It’s appreciated by millions daily. It is easy, it is fast, it tastes delicious. Orzo Pasta Salad is something that I have loved my entire life. They are nice and they look fantastic.
To get started with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook orzo pasta salad using 12 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Orzo Pasta Salad:
- Get orzo
- Make ready garlic cloves; smashed
- Take basil
- Get lemon; zested & juiced
- Get crushed pepper flakes
- Prepare red onion; medium dice
- Take extra virgin olive oil
- Get bacon
- Prepare large leaves spinach; chiffonade
- Prepare mozzarella cheese; small dice
- Take Campari tomatoes; seeded & small dice
- Make ready kosher salt & black pepper; as needed
Steps 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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