Caprese Orzo Salad
Caprese Orzo Salad

Hey everyone, it is Louise, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a distinctive dish, caprese orzo salad. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I will make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

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To get started with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have caprese orzo salad using 10 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Caprese Orzo Salad:
  1. Take 1 cup dry orzo pasta
  2. Get 1 pint cherry tomatoes
  3. Get 1 (8 oz) container of mozzarella pearls
  4. Get handful chopped fresh basil
  5. Make ready 1/2 cup olive oil
  6. Take 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
  7. Prepare 2 tsp dijon mustard
  8. Prepare 2 garlic cloves minced
  9. Prepare pinch salt and pepper
  10. Prepare 2 tsp honey
Steps to make Caprese Orzo Salad:
  1. Cook the orzo in salted water according to package directions. Drain and set aside to cool, tossing occasionally so that the orzo doesn't clump together.
  2. While the orzo is cooking and cooling, prepare the dressing by combining the olive oil, balsamic vinegar, Dijon, honey, minced garlic, salt, and pepper. You may whisk it vigorously in a bowl, shake it in a tightly-sealed jar, or pulse it in a mini food processor.
  3. Once the orzo is cool, transfer to a large bowl. Carefully mix in fresh mozzarella, tomato halves, basil chiffonade, and about 2/3 of the prepared vinaigrette, or as much as you prefer. Adjust salt and pepper, to taste. Serve immediately or refrigerate and serve chilled, stirring in additional dressing just before serving (since the dressing will soak into the pasta while in the fridge).

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