The ultimate in chocolate. Something fit for a really special event. In this cake, you can use chocolate or hazelnut liqueur alone or in combination. CakeRecipe.com was the original submission site.
| Prep Time: | 25 mins |
| Cook Time: | 10 mins |
| Additional Time: | 1 hr 20 mins |
| Total Time: | 1 hr 55 mins |
| Servings: | 10 |
| Yield: | 10 servings |
Ingredients
- 1 ¼ cups orzo pasta
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 1 cup water
- 1 red bell pepper, seeded and chopped – divided
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 cucumbers, peeled and chopped
- 2 cups crumbled feta cheese
- 2 roma (plum) tomatoes, seeded and chopped
- 1 red onion, very thinly sliced and cut into 1-inch pieces
- 1 cup pitted Kalamata olives, coarsely chopped
- 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- salt and ground black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Place orzo pasta, chicken broth, water, and half the chopped red bell pepper into a saucepan. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer until orzo are tender and liquid has been absorbed, about 10 minutes. Drain and rinse. Allow to cool.
- Place orzo into a large salad bowl with remaining red bell pepper and 2 tablespoons olive oil; toss to coat. Mix in cucumbers, feta cheese, roma tomatoes, red onion, Kalamata olives, lemon juice, white wine vinegar, and cumin; toss salad well. Drizzle 2 more tablespoons olive oil over top of salad. Refrigerate 1 hour, tossing once or twice; season to taste with salt and black pepper before serving.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 273 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 25 g |
| Cholesterol | 27 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 2 g |
| Protein | 9 g |
| Saturated Fat | 6 g |
| Sodium | 560 mg |
| Sugars | 4 g |
| Fat | 16 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
Loved all the veggies and the flavor. Great side dish with kabobs.
I was looking for a way to use fall garden produce and happened to have orzo in the pantry. We didn’t care for the recipe. The orzo was sticky and didn’t seem to fit. I won’t make it again. The good news is, I did get rid of some cherry tomatoes and cucumbers :), the bad news is most of it went to the chickens.
Made this pretty much as written, and it was delicious!
Followed the recipe exactly. Came out great.
I just used champagne salad dressing instead of the other liquids. It was a big hit!
Decent recipe, I got many great reviews from everyone eating, but I personally wasn’t a big fan. Directions are unclear (mix cumin in on its own? no thanks) I will most likely make this again, but with my own additions and dressing