Description
With zucchini, yellow squash, peppers and red onions, this grilled vegetable orzo salad is loaded with veggies and tossed in a simple garlic vinaigrette.
Ingredients
- For orzo
- 1 cup orzo
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- For vegetables
- 2 zucchini, sliced lengthwise 1/2” thick
- 2 summer squash, sliced lengthwise 1/2” thick
- 2 red bell peppers, cut lengthwise into 2-inch wide strips
- 1 red onion, sliced into 1/2” thick rounds
- 2 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 tablespoon chopped parsley
Instructions
- Preheat a gas or charcoal grill on medium high heat
- Cook the orzo in salted boiling water on the stove until al dente according to package instructions. Drain and rinse with cold water in a colander.
- In a large bowl, whisk together 3 tablespoons olive oil, 2 tablespoons white wine vinegar, minced garlic, 1 teaspoon kosher salt and 1/2 teaspoon black pepper. Stir in the orzo.
- Toss the vegetables in 2 tablespoons olive oil, 1 teaspoon kosher salt and 1/2 teaspoon black pepper.
- Grill the vegetables until they have grill marks all over, about 4-5 minutes per side for onions & peppers and 2-3 minutes per side for zucchini & squash.
- Dice the grilled vegetables and stir them into the orzo with chopped parsley.
Notes
You can serve the orzo warm, at room temperature or cold as a main dish or side.
Very good, refreshing salad that we made for a meatless Monday Memorial Day. All the veggies took up the whole grill, which I loved! My husband and I both liked it and as lunch leftovers my husband mentioned how good it was. I served it with halloumi. Will be saving this recipe. Oh, the only thing I did different was I didn’t have white wine vinegar (I thought my rice vinegar was white wine vinegar), so I used red wine vinegar and it was still really good. Usually my husband complains when I make dressings with red wine vinegar, but he didn’t notice!
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Delicious! Light taste that made the veggies the star of the show. Served with some baked tofu, husband picked the plate clean. Thank you!
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