Do you know what orzo is? It is wheat semolina pasta in the shape of an elongated grain of rice, widely used in Mediterranean countries such as Italy or Greece. On this occasion, we have prepared a Greek pasta salad with fresh and natural ingredients.
If you still don’t know where to buy orzo, in Spain you can find it in large supermarkets where they have sections from different countries. Recipes with or pasta are very varied, since it can be mixed with almost everything, like other types of pasta. To learn how to cook orzo, point out the step by step of this Greek-style orzo pasta salad, a perfect dish for hot months and those children will surely like.
Ingredients to make Orzo Pasta Salad:
- 150 grams of orzo pasta
- 100 grams of sweet corn
- 1 tomato
- 1 piece of onion
- 1 pinch of chopped parsley
- 2 tablespoons of green olives
- 80 grams of feta cheese
- 1 lemon squeeze
- 1 splash of olive oil
- 1 pinch of salt
How to make Orzo Pasta Salad:
We gathered all the ingredients to prepare the orzo pasta salad. Cut the tomato and onion into small squares. See image to cut Greek Salad ingredients to the same size.
Cook the orzo pasta in plenty of boiling water with a little salt. The approximate cooking time is 6 minutes, but it is necessary to look at the manufacturer’s instructions.
We mix the corn with the green olives, the chopped tomato and the spring onion. We almost have our Greek Orzo Pasta Salad ready.
Add the cooked orzo pasta and dress the Greek salad with salt, a few drops of lemon and olive oil. Mix well to integrate the flavors.
Lastly, we serve the orzo pasta salad with some crumbled feta cheese and a sprinkling of fresh parsley.
