Name: Orzo pasta salad
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 500 grams orzo pasta; 1/2 cup (125ml) extra-virgin olive oil; 1/4 cup (60ml) lemon juice; 1 cup fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves; 1/3 cup small fresh mint leaves; 400 gram small cherry tomatoes, halved; 1 small red onion, sliced thinly; 2 (100g) burrata, torn; 1/2 radicchio or Treviso lettuce, leaves separated

Ingredients

500 grams orzo pasta

1/2 cup (125ml) extra-virgin olive oil

1/4 cup (60ml) lemon juice

1 cup fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves

1/3 cup small fresh mint leaves

400 gram small cherry tomatoes, halved

1 small red onion, sliced thinly

2 (100g) burrata, torn

1/2 radicchio or Treviso lettuce, leaves separated

Method

Cook the pasta in a large saucepan of boiling water for 2 minutes less than the recommended cooking time on the packet; drain. Transfer pasta to a large bowl; season with salt flakes and freshly ground black pepper. Add oil and juice. Stir to combine.

Just before serving, add remaining ingredients, toss to combine.

Orzo is a rice-shaped pasta. It may be referred to as risoni, although this tends to be a slightly smaller pasta.
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This recipe was originally published in 2o11 and updated in 2023.

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