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

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20 min.

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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.