{"id":40331,"date":"2024-05-08T17:50:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-08T21:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thehealthymaven.com\/?p=40331"},"modified":"2024-06-20T13:53:47","modified_gmt":"2024-06-20T17:53:47","slug":"mediterranean-orzo-salad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thehealthymaven.com\/mediterranean-orzo-salad\/","title":{"rendered":"Mediterranean Orzo Salad"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This simple and fresh Mediterranean Orzo Salad Recipe is perfect for a summer potluck or quick weekday lunch. Packed full of veggies and flavor this vegetarian dish is easily meal-prepped and will last all week.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Why Make This Recipe?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This Mediterranean Orzo Salad recipe has quickly become our early summer favorite. I’m also loving cooking chicken breasts on the BBQ and paired with this orzo salad + crumbled feta, it’s *chef’s kiss<\/em>*.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Easily meal-prepped<\/strong>– What I love most about this orzo salad recipe is that it can easily be part of your meal prep in advance and eaten throughout the week. So while it certainly feeds a crowd (it’s my new potluck go-to!), it also is a great recipe to make on the weekend to eat all week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Packed with veggies<\/strong> – with 5 different types of veggies and herbs this mediterranean orzo salad isn’t just your basic pasta salad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ready in 20 minutes<\/strong> – this orzo salad could not be easier to make and comes together in just 20 minutes!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

What is Orzo?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Orzo is funny because it kind of falls into the grain category but also falls into the pasta category. Yes, I know pastas are made from grains but in my mind they’re different categories of food. Orzo is a small rice shaped pasta. It actually means “barley” in Italian because of how much it resembles the barley grain. Orzo can be thrown into soups and salads and even casseroles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What makes orzo so great to work with is that it is so quick to cook. It’s usually done within 3-5 minutes! That makes this Mediterranean Orzo Salad a quick meal to prep.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Typically orzo is made from white flour but I really love this whole wheat version from Delallo<\/a>. If you’re gluten-free you can also purchase gluten-free orzo<\/a> as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ingredients in Mediterranean Orzo Salad<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n