Greek Orzo Pasta Salad

Greek Orzo Pasta Salad might be a good recipe to expand your salad recipe box. This recipe makes 6 servings with 126 calories, 4g of protein, and 5g of fat each. For 50 cents per serving, this recipe covers 4% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It is brought to you by Emily Bites. Plenty of people made this recipe, and 1042 would say it hit the spot. This recipe is typical of Mediterranean cuisine. Head to the store and pick up kalamatan olives, cucumbers, orzo, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes. Overall, this recipe earns a good spoonacular score of 50%. Similar recipes are Greek Orzo Pasta Salad, Greek Orzo Pasta Salad, and Greek Orzo Pasta Salad.

Servings: 6

 

Ingredients:

¼ teaspoon black pepper

1/3 cup diced cucumbers

¼ teaspoon dried basil

2 oz crumbled Feta cheese

¼ teaspoon garlic powder

1/3 cup diced grape tomatoes

6 pitted Kalamata olives, sliced

1 tablespoon olive oil

¼ teaspoon onion powder

¼ teaspoon dried oregano

4 oz dry whole wheat orzo

¼ teaspoon salt

4 teaspoons white wine vinegar

¼ teaspoon yellow mustard

Equipment:

bowl

Cooking instruction summary:

Cook the orzo in salted water according to package directions and drain. Allow the pasta to cool and then place it in a container in the refrigerator for at least an hour until chilled.When the orzo is cool, place it in a mixing or serving bowl and add the tomatoes, cucumbers, olives and Feta and stir together until well combined.In a separate bowl, combine the olive oil, vinegar, garlic powder, onion powder, basil, oregano, salt, pepper and mustard and stir together to make a dressing until thoroughly mixed. Pour the dressing over the orzo salad and toss together until pasta salad is well coated with dressing.

 

Step by step:


1. Cook the orzo in salted water according to package directions and drain. Allow the pasta to cool and then place it in a container in the refrigerator for at least an hour until chilled.When the orzo is cool, place it in a mixing or serving bowl and add the tomatoes, cucumbers, olives and Feta and stir together until well combined.In a separate bowl, combine the olive oil, vinegar, garlic powder, onion powder, basil, oregano, salt, pepper and mustard and stir together to make a dressing until thoroughly mixed.

2. Pour the dressing over the orzo salad and toss together until pasta salad is well coated with dressing.


Nutrition Information:

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125k Calories
4g Protein
5g Total Fat
15g Carbs
4% Health Score
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Calories
125k
6%

Fat
5g
8%

  Saturated Fat
1g
12%

Carbohydrates
15g
5%

  Sugar
1g
1%

Cholesterol
8mg
3%

Sodium
269mg
12%

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Protein
4g
8%

Selenium
13µg
19%

Manganese
0.21mg
11%

Phosphorus
72mg
7%

Calcium
57mg
6%

Vitamin B2
0.1mg
6%

Vitamin B6
0.08mg
4%

Vitamin K
4µg
4%

Vitamin E
0.59mg
4%

Fiber
0.99g
4%

Zinc
0.58mg
4%

Copper
0.08mg
4%

Magnesium
15mg
4%

Iron
0.48mg
3%

Vitamin B12
0.16µg
3%

Vitamin A
132IU
3%

Vitamin B1
0.04mg
3%

Potassium
86mg
2%

Vitamin B3
0.49mg
2%

Folate
9µg
2%

Vitamin B5
0.2mg
2%

Vitamin C
1mg
2%

covered percent of daily need
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