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Monday 3 March 2014
Orange and Balsamic Orzo Salad
This is a gorgeous salad, it's light, refreshing and zingy! Sweetness from the honey, a twang from the balsamic vinegar and a combination of both from the oranges which brings both flavours together. Full of lovely super free and as colourful as a rainbow.
This salad goes beautifully with Orange and Ginger Tilapia
The whole dish is 2.5 syns on extra easy and it served 3 as a main dish or 5 as a side.
Ingredients
2 cups of cooked orzo or any other small pasta
8 cherry tomatoes quartered
3 inches of cucumber peeled deseeded and sliced
4 spring onions finely sliced
segments of 1 large orange
handful of chopped coriander leaves
50ml freshly squeezed orange juice 1 syn
2 tbsp balsamic vinegar
1 tsp dijon mustard 0.5 syn
1 tsp honey 1 syn
salt and pepper to taste
Method
Mix together the first 6 ingredients.
whisk together the remaining ingredients, then pour over the pasta and mix together, let it sit for 30 minutes then serve.
I served this with Orange and Ginger Tilapia
Labels:
coriander,
cucumber,
orange,
orange juice,
orzo,
pasta,
salad,
salad dressing,
spring onions,
tomatoes
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