This recipe is simple to make and makes a delicious light lunch or dinner! Enjoy!
| Prep Time: | 30 mins |
| Cook Time: | 10 mins |
| Additional Time: | 1 hr |
| Total Time: | 1 hr 40 mins |
| Servings: | 6 |
| Yield: | 6 servings |
Ingredients
- ¼ cup olive oil
- ½ cup fresh lemon juice
- ½ cup pitted kalamata olives, chopped
- 2 ripe tomatoes, seeded and diced
- 1 red bell pepper, chopped
- 1 red onion, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon finely chopped fresh oregano
- 1 (8 ounce) package crumbled feta cheese
- ½ pound dried orzo pasta
- 1 cup chopped fresh parsley
Instructions
- Stir together olive oil, lemon juice, olives, tomatoes, red pepper, red onion, garlic, oregano, and feta cheese in a large bowl. Let stand at room temperature for 1 hour.
- Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add the orzo and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain and toss the tomato mixture. Sprinkle with chopped parsley to serve.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 381 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 38 g |
| Cholesterol | 34 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 3 g |
| Protein | 12 g |
| Saturated Fat | 7 g |
| Sodium | 618 mg |
| Sugars | 7 g |
| Fat | 21 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
Big hit with the family
Made this for the first tonight. Sub the olives for sundried tomatoes and used the cheery tomatoes we had on hand (didn’t seed them). Love the flavors and the lemon juice isn’t over powering, everything comes together nicely. Will go great with chicken sausage or whatever protein side.
I added sliced pepper salami, pepperoncinis and marinated artichoke hearts. so good.
Yummy!
The only original change I made was to cut the lemon juice in half (based on so many reviewers who said the original amount was too much). I would have liked it better had I not of chopped the tomatoes and olives as small as I did. Prior to serving I tasted it, after it had set for several hours, and I felt it was bland so I ended up having to add ingredients to “jazz it up”. Sorry, but it is not a recipe I would make again.
I cut this recipe in half because I was cooking for two. I loved it, but would cut the lemon juice in half again because it was too much lemon, especially for my husband’s taste. I love lemon but found that was the predominant taste. Other than that, though, I will cook it again and again.
I didn’t read the reviews first. I used bottled lemon juice and my salad was soupy, I had to serve it with a slotted spoon. Less dressing would have been better. If it had been less soupy this would have been perfect.
Yummy!
Swapped the orzo for farfalle and left the olives on the side (bf is a fan but I am not). This was delicious! Perfect ratio of ingredients.
Orzo is so easy to work with. This recipe can be adjusted to your own liking.
This was a really good recipe! I added some corn, and leftover cauliflower and broccoli mix as well as green peas. I omitted the tomatoes because my dd is allergic to them. Next time, I’ll cut the olive oil in half, it was a little too oily.
This is my go to pasta dish to bring to parties. I have been asked for the recipe every single time I have made it for people. As far as I am concerned, you can’t overdo the feta or olives. Excellent recipe!
This dish is very light-tasting, enjoyable on a hot summer’s day…I just didn’t love it. The man of the house liked this much more than me. I would possibly make this again, take as a side dish for an outside get-together or seomthing like that. It didn’t taste bad, by any means, just didn’t “wow” the taste buds.
Great flavour and so easy.
This was so acidic. I should have followed the advice of others and cut down on the lemon juice. Overall though, not that impressed.
Delicious! I added cucumber and used a little less lemon juice based on other reviews. I will definately be making this again.
Great recipe, the kids went back for seconds!
Lots of chopping but very delicious. Definitely a keeper!
Great recipe and super easy.
Based on these reviews, I was expecting something phenomenal. This was good but not great.
I make this recipe all the time now, since it is things I usually have on hand. It is absolutely delicious. It makes a great packed lunch as it is wonderful room temperature and better the next day! The only change that I would make is that I prefer it without the parsley. Just a personal preference!