Orzo Salad with Cucumber, Red Onion, and Mint

Name: Orzo Salad with Cucumber, Red Onion, and Mint
Yield: Serves 4 to 6
Ingredients: 1 1/4 cups (8 ounces), orzo; , Salt and pepper; 6 tablespoons, extra-virgin olive oil, plus extra for drizzling; 1/4 cup, lemon juice (2 lemons); 2 , garlic cloves, minced; 1/2 , seedless English cucumber, halved lengthwise and sliced thin crosswise; 2 ounces, feta cheese, crumbled (1/2 cup); 1/2 cup finely chopped, red onion; 1/2 cup, chopped fresh mint; 1/4 cup thinly sliced, scallions

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Appears in Cook's Country February/March 2016

We wanted to put the emphasis on salad, not pasta.

SERVES4 to 6

TIME50 minutes, plus 30 minutes sitting

Orzo Salad with Cucumber, Red Onion, and Mint

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

We quickly decided that orzo was our pasta of choice for this easy salad. Its small shape performs its supporting role perfectly, providing just enough bulk to make the salad satisfying but not so much that it becomes too filling. After all...

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