Name: Refreshing Summer Orzo Salad
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: Chicken broth - 4 cups; Orzo pasta - 1 (16 ounce) package; Butter - 1 ½ tablespoons; Extra-virgin olive oil - ¼ cup; Minced garlic - 1 ½ teaspoons; Pine nuts - 1 cup; Dried basil - ½ teaspoon; Dried thyme - ½ teaspoon; Crushed red pepper flakes - ¼ teaspoon; Pitted kalamata olives - 1 cup; Capers, with liquid - 1 (2 ounce) jar; Basil-flavored feta cheese - 12 ounces; Fresh spinach leaves, chopped - 1 (10 ounce) bag; Lemon juice - 1 tablespoon

Ingredients for - Refreshing Summer Orzo Salad

1. Chicken broth 4 cups

2. Orzo pasta 1 (16 ounce) package

3. Butter 1 ½ tablespoons

4. Extra-virgin olive oil ¼ cup

5. Minced garlic 1 ½ teaspoons

6. Pine nuts 1 cup

7. Dried basil ½ teaspoon

8. Dried thyme ½ teaspoon

9. Crushed red pepper flakes ¼ teaspoon

10. Pitted kalamata olives 1 cup

11. Capers, with liquid 1 (2 ounce) jar

12. Basil-flavored feta cheese 12 ounces

13. Fresh spinach leaves, chopped 1 (10 ounce) bag

14. Lemon juice 1 tablespoon

How to cook deliciously - Refreshing Summer Orzo Salad

1 . Stage

Bring chicken broth to a boil over high heat. Add orzo pasta and cook until al dente, 8 to 10 minutes. Drain well, then pour orzo into a bowl and toss with butter to keep it from sticking; set aside.

2 . Stage

While pasta is cooking, heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Stir in garlic and cook until garlic softens and the aroma mellows, about 2 minutes. Stir in pine nuts, basil, thyme, and red pepper flakes. Cook and stir until pine nuts have toasted to a light golden brown.

3 . Stage

Stir pine nut mixture into orzo along with olives, capers, and feta cheese. Toss in spinach and lemon juice.

4 . Stage

Serve either warm or cold, but it's better the next day.