A couple of years ago the hubs spotted orzo at the grocery store and bought it on a whim to try out, he’s crazy like that. Neither one of knew what to do with it so I made him come up with a recipe himself. He played around with one, that I posted here and we loved it! Orzo was definitely finding it’s way back on our grocery list again!
Orzo is perfect for summer salads and this season I was on the hunt for a new and different recipe, when I stumbled across the Fire Roasted Tomato Orzo Salad recipe in Kraft’s Summer ’13 What’s Cooking magazine. I happened to own the salad dressing already and because of it’s unique nature wasn’t too sure what it would be suited for. Turns out, it’s suited for Orzo! Here is my version adapted from Kraft.
Fire Roasted Tomato Orzo Salad
Author: Kraft
Recipe type: Salad
Prep time:
Total time:
Serves: 12
Ingredients
- 1 cup orzo pasta, uncooked
- 2 cups tightly packed baby spinach leaves
- 2 cups cherry tomatoes, halved
- 2 small orange peppers, chopped
- 1 cup chopped red onions
- ⅔ cup Kraft Fruit & Veg Fire Roasted Tomato with Basil Dressing
Instructions
- COOK pasta as directed on package, omitting salt; drain.
- RINSE pasta; place in large bowl.
- ADD remaining ingredients; mix lightly.
This looks so yummy. I love orzo, tomatoes & spinach so we will definitely be trying this soon
That looks so mouthwateringly amazing!! I’m going to try this recipe on my husband!!
I have never tried orzo before – but that salad looks so good, I think I might pick it up on my next trip to the grocery store!
I know right? it’s like a well kept secret, try it!
Looks delish! I might even try roasting the tomatoes for an extra yummy kick.
That would be awesome, we roasted some up on the bbq the other night for a different salad and it was amazing!
Looks good. Thx for the recipe
Oh that looks SO yummy Jenn! I’ve never tried Orzo…but I think I may just have to give it a try after reading this. I love the look of your recipe..and it all looks so healthy! Thanks for sharing!
I love how colourful it is!
This looks really fresh and tasty! I’ve never had orzo and frankly I didn’t realize it was a pasta! Who knew?! I thought it was a rice, but now I want to try it!
it looks a lot like rice doesn’t it?
This looks fantastic. I’ve never actually cooked with orzo before (other than soup). It looks like a great side dish.
I bet it is amazing in soup, next on my list for orzo!
WOW! This is so yummy. I love orzo. Thanks for sharing the post.
I’ve never used orzo but this looks really yummy so maybe I’ll have to give it a try!
I’ve never tried orzo, but this loosks like a delicious salad! Crisp and refreshing on these warm summer days! Thanks for sharing!
This salad would have been perfect tonight! YUM!
This recipe is so cool, I’ve never seen a recipe like this and I’ll be making the really soon. I think but I’ll add some nuts because I love them
I ‘ve never tried orzo but this looks so tasty!
Thanks for sharing this looks so delicious !