Recipe of Ultimate Caprese Orzo Salad

Hey everyone, it is John, welcome to our recipe page. Today, we’re going to prepare a distinctive dish, caprese orzo salad. One of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Caprese Orzo Salad is one of the most well liked of recent trending foods on earth. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. It’s simple, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. They’re fine and they look fantastic. Caprese Orzo Salad is something that I have loved my whole life.

To begin with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can cook caprese orzo salad using 10 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Caprese Orzo Salad:

1. Take 1 cup dry orzo pasta
2. Make ready 1 pint cherry tomatoes
3. Get 1 (8 oz) container of mozzarella pearls
4. Prepare handful chopped fresh basil
5. Prepare 1/2 cup olive oil
6. Get 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
7. Prepare 2 tsp dijon mustard
8. Prepare 2 garlic cloves minced
9. Take pinch salt and pepper
10. Prepare 2 tsp honey

Instructions to make Caprese Orzo Salad:

1. Cook the orzo in salted water according to package directions. Drain and set aside to cool, tossing occasionally so that the orzo doesn't clump together.
2. While the orzo is cooking and cooling, prepare the dressing by combining the olive oil, balsamic vinegar, Dijon, honey, minced garlic, salt, and pepper. You may whisk it vigorously in a bowl, shake it in a tightly-sealed jar, or pulse it in a mini food processor.
3. Once the orzo is cool, transfer to a large bowl. Carefully mix in fresh mozzarella, tomato halves, basil chiffonade, and about 2/3 of the prepared vinaigrette, or as much as you prefer. Adjust salt and pepper, to taste. Serve immediately or refrigerate and serve chilled, stirring in additional dressing just before serving (since the dressing will soak into the pasta while in the fridge).

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