Orzo with Everything

Orzo with Everything
Orzo with Everything
A suitably named pasta salad that's loaded with flavorful ingredients. Try it with grilled veal chops or Cornish game hens.
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  • Served Person: Serves 6
Italian Olive Pasta Side Parmesan Basil Pine Nut Summer Bon Appétit Sugar Conscious Vegetarian Pescatarian Peanut Free Soy Free No Sugar Added Kosher
  • 1/2 cup chopped fresh basil
  • 1/2 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese
  • 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
  • 5 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
  • 2 large garlic cloves, minced
  • 1/2 cup pine nuts, toasted
  • Carbohydrate 26 g(9%)
  • Cholesterol 6 mg(2%)
  • Fat 23 g(36%)
  • Fiber 2 g(8%)
  • Protein 9 g(18%)
  • Saturated Fat 4 g(20%)
  • Sodium 191 mg(8%)
  • Calories 344

Preparation Cook orzo in pot of boiling salted water until just tender but still firm to bite. Drain well. Transfer to large bowl. Add sun-dried tomatoes, oil, vinegar and olives and toss to blend. Let stand until cool. (Can be prepared 6 hours ahead. Cover and refrigerate. Bring to room temperature before continuing.) Mix chopped radicchio, pine nuts, chopped basil, Parmesan and garlic into orzo mixture. Season salad to taste with salt and pepper and serve.

Preparation Cook orzo in pot of boiling salted water until just tender but still firm to bite. Drain well. Transfer to large bowl. Add sun-dried tomatoes, oil, vinegar and olives and toss to blend. Let stand until cool. (Can be prepared 6 hours ahead. Cover and refrigerate. Bring to room temperature before continuing.) Mix chopped radicchio, pine nuts, chopped basil, Parmesan and garlic into orzo mixture. Season salad to taste with salt and pepper and serve.