and Toasted Pine Nuts
This summery orzo pasta salad is a vibrant blend of fresh flavours and textures. Tossed with juicy heirloom cherry tomatoes, tender zucchini and creamy herbed goat cheese, each bite is light and satisfying. A zesty lemon-honey vinaigrette ties it all together, while roasted pine nuts add a delicious crunch. Ingredients: Zucchini • Orzo (durum wheat semolina, niacin, ferrous sulphate, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid) (wheat) • Goat cheese (pasteurized goat's milk, cellulose powder, sea salt, potassium sorbate, bacterial culture, microbial enzyme) (milk) • Baby heirloom tomatoes • Lemon • Arugula and spinach mix (arugula, spinach) • Pine nuts • White wine vinegar (wine vinegar, potassium metabisulfite) (sulphites) • Honey • Parsley • Dill.
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Goat Cheese, crumbled
1 cup
Orzo
170 g
Arugula and Spinach Mix
56 g
Lemon
1 unit
White Wine Vinegar
1 tbsp
Honey
1 unit
Parsley
7 g
Baby Heirloom Tomatoes
113 g
Pine Nuts
28 g
Dill
7 g
Zucchini
1 unit
Salt
0.125 tsp
Pepper
0.125 g
Oil
2 tbsp
Butter
1 tbsp
- Before starting, wash and dry all produce.
- To a large pot, add 6 cups water and 1 tsp salt (use same for 4 servings). Cover and bring to a boil over high.
- Halve zucchini lengthwise, then cut into 1/4-inch half-moons.
- Halve tomatoes.
- Finley chop dill
- Roughly chop parsley.
- Zest, then juice half the lemon (use whole lemon for 4 servings). Cut remaining lemon into wedges.
- In a small bowl, add goat cheese, dill, parsley and half the lemon zest. Season with salt and pepper, then stir to combine.
- To the boiling water, add orzo. Cook for 8-10 min, stirring occasionally, until tender but still firm to the bite.
- Strain orzo, then return to the pot, off heat.
- Stir in 1 tbsp (2 tbsp) butter. Cover and set aside.
- Heat a large non-stick pan over medium. When hot, add pine nuts to the dry pan. Toast for 3-4 min, stirring often, until golden. (TIP: Keep your eye on them so they don't burn.)
- Transfer to a plate.
- Reheat the pan (from step 3) over medium-high.
- When hot, add 1 tbsp (2 tbsp) oil, then zucchini and tomatoes. Season with pepper.
- Cook for 5-6 min, stirring occasionally, until veggies are tender-crisp.
- Stir in 1 tbsp (2 tbsp) lemon juice. Season with salt and pepper.
- In a large bowl, add honey, vinegar, remaining lemon zest and 1 tbsp (2 tbsp) oil. Season with salt and pepper, then whisk to combine.
- To the large bowl, add orzo, veggies, arugula and spinach mix and half the pine nuts, then toss to combine.
- Divide orzo salad between bowls.
- Crumble the herbed goat cheese over top.
- Sprinkle remaining pine nuts over top.
- Squeeze a lemon wedge over top.
800
kcal
Calories
39
g
Fat
14
g
Saturated Fat
87
g
Carbohydrate
13
g
Sugar
7
g
Dietary Fiber
25
g
Protein
65
mg
Cholesterol
390
mg
Sodium
1
g
Trans Fat
900
mg
Potassium
150
mg
Calcium
4.5
mg
Iron
