Greek orzo salad

Greek orzo salad (Manestra in Greek)

• Ingredients
• 2 Cups orzo cooked al dente (orzo has to be 100 % semolina for best results
• ½ red pepper diced
• ½ yellow pepper diced
• 1 small cucumber seeded and diced
• 1 cup cherry tomato’s cut in 2
• 1 cup carrots diced
• 1 small can artichoke hearts cut in 4
• 1 cup Greek feta cheese in pieces
• ½ cup Kalamata olives pitted
• 2 cloves garlic chopped
• 3 green onions thinly sliced
• ¼ cup olive oil
• 4 tbsp balsamic vinegar

Cook orzo in salted water with a little oil.

Drain and place in a large bowl.

Add all the ingredients and mix well together.

Taste and adjust seasonings according to your taste.

This salad is a meal on its own and very healthy with all the nice mix of vegetables.

It is actually a fun salad to make and you can modify it according to your available ingredients.

Children love to work with colorful vegetables,and this salad has many, let them help you in putting it together.It’s priceless to see their happy faces when they accomplish something.

Litsa!