Green Summer Orzo Salad

Name: Green Summer Orzo Salad
Yield: Serves 4-6
Ingredients: juice of 3 lemons, zest of 2 lemons; 1 cup (250 ml) olive oil; ¼ red onion, finely diced; 2 cups (400 g) orzo; 2 tsp salt; 1 fresh chilli, seeds removed, finely chopped; 2 tbsp white wine vinegar; 5 anchovy fillets; 1 cup fresh rocket, roughly chopped; 5 caper berries; 1 cup fresh italian parsley, roughly chopped; 1 cup fresh basil leaves, roughly chopped; 1 cup fresh mint leaves, roughly chopped; 2 cups (500 ml) green herb dressing; salt and freshly ground black pepper; 1 cup (80 g) parmesan, grated; 200 g haloumi, cut into small squares

Preparation info

Serves
4-6

Difficulty
Easy

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By Angela Redfern

Published 2010

About

A great salad suitable for any type of pasta.

Ingredients

2 cups (400 g) orzo
200 g haloumi, cut into small squares</

Fish course
Pescatarian
Summer

Method

Cook the orzo.

In a small frying pan over high heat, fry the haloumi until melting and beginning to turn golden, turning once.

In a large serving bowl stir the green herb dressing through the cooked orzo. Taste and season with salt and pepper as desired. Scatter with the cooked haloumi and sprinkle on the Parm