Salad

Mediterranean Vegetable and Orzo Salad is for Salad.

Mediterranean Vegetable and Orzo Salad takes several minutes to prepare.

Mediterranean Vegetable and Orzo Salad takes several minutes to cook.

Mediterranean Vegetable and Orzo Salad makes 4 servings.

The ingredients for Mediterranean Vegetable and Orzo Salad are:

1 cup whole wheat orzo
1 cucumber, peeled, seeded and diced
1-2 cups cherry or grape tomatoes, halved
1 small red bell pepper, diced
1/2 cup kalamata olives, pitted and chopped
1/4 cup crumbled feta cheese
1 roasted red or yellow pepper, chopped
1 small red onion, diced
4 tbsp. olive oil
Juice of 2 lemons
2 tbsp. fresh dill sprigs, chopped
2 tbsp. fresh flat-leaf parsley, chopped
salt and pepper to taste

Here is how you make Mediterranean Vegetable and Orzo Salad:

Prepare orzo according to package directions. Meanwhile, chop all vegetables and herbs. Combine pasta, chopped veggies and herbs, feta, olive oil, lemon juice, salt and pepper. Let flavors combine in refrigerator for at least 30 minutes. Makes 4 generous servings (lunch salad size, not side salad size!) of about 2 to 2 1/2 cups each.Number of Servings: 4Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user CAR1FSU.

The nutritional information for Mediterranean Vegetable and Orzo Salad is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 4
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 319.4

• Total Fat: 20.2 g
• Cholesterol: 8.3 mg
• Sodium: 953.2 mg
• Total Carbs: 29.9 g
• Dietary Fiber: 6.5 g
• Protein: 6.2 g

The dietary needs meet for Mediterranean Vegetable and Orzo Salad is Vegetarian