Orzo Arugula Salad
This dish is refreshing and delicious. Bonus: it is SO easy! You do have to make ahead of time because it needs to sit overnight. The flavors all come together though and it is so worth the wait.
Ingredients:
1 bag arugula
1 container basil
1 container crumbled feta cheese
1 cup orzo pasta
1 bag dried cranberries (or dried cherries)
1 bag pine nuts
2 lemons, juiced
1/2 cup olive oil
Salt and pepper
Instructions:
Boil orzo pasta. Let cool.
Mix with 1/2 cup olive oil, salt and pepper to taste.
In a large bowl, mix arugula, basil, feta, cranberries, pine nuts. Then add orzo pasta and lemon juice. If needed, add more oil.
Let sit overnight or for 1/2 a day
Before serving, add a little more lemon, salt and pepper, and mix well.
Enjoy!