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Orzo Salad

This amazing pasta salad will please all of your guests this summer!
Prep Time20 mins
Servings: 8

Ingredients

  • 1 box orzo
  • 1 pint grape tomatoes
  • 4 canned artichoke heart (not in oil)
  • 1 can black olives chopped
  • 5 basil leaves
  • 1 can chickpeas drained and rinsed
  • 1 cucumber
  • 1/2 TBS salt
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 lemon
  • 1/4 olive oil

Instructions

  • boil water and prepare orzo as directed
  • chop olives, tomatoes, and artichokes into bite size pieces - add to a large bowl
  • roll basil leaves up and slice into strips - drain and rinse chickpeas - add to the large bowl
  • drain and cool orzo - wait until orzo is not steaming and toss in the bowl with all ingredients
  • add salt, pepper, lemon and olive oil - olive oil is kind of a no-no for cooking but use a good one in this for garnish - it really does make a difference and it helps cut the lemon
  • enjoy!