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Mediterranean Orzo Salad

Ingredients

  • 1 pound orzo
  • 1 cucumber diced
  • 3 handfuls baby spinach chopped
  • 6 oz pitted kalamata olives drained & halved
  • 1 cup cherry tomatoes halved
  • 7 oz roasted red peppers diced
  • juice of 1 lemon
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • kosher salt & fresh black pepper to taste
  • 1 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
  • 1 tbsp dried oregano
  • 5 oz crumbled feta cheese

Instructions

  1. Cook orzo according to package instructions

  2. Add chopped spinach to a large bowl and once orzo is cooked and drained, add the orzo on top (while still hot) and stir together so that spinach wilts

  3. Mix in olive oil, lemon juice, seasonings, cucumber, peppers, tomato, and olives. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Cover with plastic wrap and let refrigerate to cool.

  4. Once cool, mix in crumbled feta and serve!