Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Orzo with Dill, Feta, and Tomato

Orzo with Dill, Feta, and Tomato

Ingredients:


3 tbs olive oil
2 cups cherry tomatoes (halved longways)
1/2 cup finely chopped fresh dill
Zest from 1 lemon
1 package of orzo (cooked to package instructions, drained, and rinsed)
1 1/2 cups crumbled feta
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper

Preparation:

Toss together dill, lemon zest, tomatoes, salt and pepper
Add pasta and mix together
Add Feta and mix in

You can put in fridge to chill or serve still warm from the freshly cooked pasta.

Make it an Entree:

Whisk together the juice of 1 lemon and 1/4 cup olive oil. Add 2 tsp salt. coat chicken breast cutlets in mixture for a few hours if you can. Grill chicken on griddle.

Make same lemon mixture only with 1/2 lemon, 3 Tbs olive oil and 1 tsp salt. Coat a bag of arugula or other greens in mixture.

To plate, lay the coated greens on plate, cover with a scoop or two of orzo, top with a few slices of grilled chicken.

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