Mediterranean Orzo Salad Recipe

Bright, vibrant, and effortlessly delicious—this Mediterranean Orzo Salad is summer in a bowl. Tossed with juicy tomatoes, red onion, artichoke hearts, salty feta, and a light olive oil dressing, it’s a crowd-pleasing side dish (or light main) perfect for gatherings, picnics, or anytime you crave a taste of the Mediterranean.

Why You’ll Love This Orzo Salad

This recipe is so easy. If you can chop, boil, and stir, you're golden. This orzo salad is also super healthy, and you can easily adapt it to make it vegan as well.

Fresh Flavors and Colorful Ingredients

The flavors in this Mediterranean orzo pasta salad recipe go together really well, and the color combo is not too shabby either.

Orzo is awesome because it is so versatile. I love its curious rice shape, which, by the way makes it ideal for the rice haters out there. Yes, they are out there. How can that be? Who are they? Where do they live?

Even though orzo is pretty easy to cook, I do have one piece of friendly advice: follow cooking directions carefully.

How to Serve Orzo Salad

Enjoy making and eating this beautiful and scrumptious Mediterranean orzo salad recipe. Although my version is a side dish, there are options to make it a main. To make it a little bit heartier, toss in some grilled chicken or Italian sausage.

Other great salads to try

• Gavurdagi is a Turkish tomato, cucumber, and walnut salad with a tangy pomegranate molasses dressing.
• Vietnamese beef and noodle salad has chilled slices of beef along with bright flavors of mint and Thai basil.
• Black bean, tomato, basil and feta salad is a family favorite and is super quick and easy to toss together.
• This easy tabouleh recipe shows you how to make a fresh and healthy Middle Eastern salad using cracked bulgur wheat, fresh parsley, vegetables, and a simple lemon and olive oil dressing.

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Mediterranean Orzo Salad Recipe

Analida Braeger

An easy and delicious orzo salad recipe with tomatoes, feta cheese, Kalamata olives, and artichoke hearts among other things. A perfect side dish to any picnic.

5 from 1 vote

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Prep Time 20 minutes mins

Cook Time 10 minutes mins

Total Time 30 minutes mins

Course Main dish

Cuisine Mediterranean

Servings 8 servings

Calories 212 kcal

Ingredients

 

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Salad

• 8 oz orzo cooked and cooled
• 1 cup feta cheese crumbled
• 2 Roma tomatoes cored, seeded and diced
• 1 cup artichoke hearts chopped
• ⅔ cup red onion diced
• 3 tablespoon curly parsley chopped
• 1 teaspoon lemon zest

Dressing

• ¼ cup olive oil
• 2 tablespoon lemon juice
• ¼ teaspoon cracked pepper
• ¼ teaspoon Kosher salt
• 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
• 1 dash nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon oregano dried

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Instructions

 

• Cook orzo according to package instructions, and cool completely.

To assemble the salad

• Add tomatoes, artichokes, red onion, feta, and parsley. Stir well to combine all ingredients. 

To prepare salad dressing

• Place all the ingredients in a bowl and whisk to combine.
• Drizzle dressing over salad and toss to evenly coat. 
• Garnish with lemon zest.

Nutrition

Calories: 212kcalCarbohydrates: 24gProtein: 5gFat: 10gSaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 5mgSodium: 221mgPotassium: 139mgFiber: 1gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 520IUVitamin C: 9.8mgCalcium: 57mgIron: 1mg

Keyword pasta salad, picnic food, take along recipe, vegetarian

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