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Giada's Orzo Salad takes several minutes to prepare.

Giada's Orzo Salad takes several minutes to cook.

Giada's Orzo Salad makes 6 servings.

The ingredients for Giada's Orzo Salad are:

4 c. chicken broth
1 1/2 c. orzo (uncooked)
1 1/2 c. grape tomatoes, halved
3/4 c. red onion, finely chopped
1 - 15 oz. can garbanzo beans
1/2 c. chopped fresh basil
1/4 c. chopped fresh mint
3/4 c. Red Wine Vinaigrette

Red Wine Vinaigrette:
1/2 c. red wine vinegar
1/4 c. fresh lemon juice
1 t. honey
2 t. salt
3/4 t. pepper
1 c. extra virgin olive oil

Here is how you make Giada's Orzo Salad:

Cook orzo in broth. Cool completely.While cooling, mix all ingredients for vinaigrette.Add remaining ingredients to cooled orzo and toss. Add about 3/4 c. vinaigrette. Serving Size: Makes 6 servingsNumber of Servings: 6Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user AEC5940.

The nutritional information for Giada's Orzo Salad is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 6
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 605.2

• Total Fat: 38.0 g
• Cholesterol: 3.3 mg
• Sodium: 1,629.0 mg
• Total Carbs: 56.9 g
• Dietary Fiber: 5.5 g
• Protein: 9.8 g