Easiest Way to Make Jamie Oliver Orzo Pasta Salad

Hello everybody, I hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a special dish, orzo pasta salad. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Orzo Pasta Salad is one of the most well liked of current trending meals on earth. It is easy, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. It is appreciated by millions daily. Orzo Pasta Salad is something which I have loved my whole life. They’re fine and they look wonderful.

To begin with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can cook orzo pasta salad using 12 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Orzo Pasta Salad:

1. Take 1 C orzo
2. Get 3 garlic cloves; smashed
3. Get 1 oz basil
4. Take 1 lemon; zested & juiced
5. Take 1/2 t crushed pepper flakes
6. Prepare 1/2 red onion; medium dice
7. Prepare 1/2 C extra virgin olive oil
8. Take 8 slices bacon
9. Get 6 large leaves spinach; chiffonade
10. Prepare 4 oz mozzarella cheese; small dice
11. Get 3 Campari tomatoes; seeded & small dice
12. Make ready kosher salt & black pepper; as needed

Instructions to make Orzo Pasta Salad:

1. Combine basil, garlic, red onion, pepper flakes, lemon zest and juice, olive oil, and a large pinch of salt and pepper in a food processor. Pulse until combined.
2. Bring a small pot of salted water to a boil. Add orzo. Cook until al dente, about 8 minutes. Drain. Spread out on a plate and cool in refrigerator.
3. Combine orzo, spinach, cheese, and tomatoes in a small mixing bowl. Add dressing. Fold to combine. Cover and let sit in fridge overnight to marinate.
4. Lay bacon on a baking tray lined with parchment paper. Bake at 400° for approximately 12 minutes or until bacon is crispy. Drain fat and reserve for another use. Pat bacon dry with paper towels. Roughly chop to a small dice.
5. Fold 3/4 of bacon into salad amd reserve remaining bacon for garnish.
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