Orzo Salad With Roasted Carrots, Currants, And Pine Nuts

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 cup orzo pasta (or any small pasta shape)
• 1/2 teaspoon turmeric
• 4 carrots, peeled
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon ground coriander
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 1/2 cup currants
• 1/2 cup pine nuts, toasted
• 3 tablespoons fresh coriander, chopped
• 1/4 cup virgin olive oil
• 2 tablespoons spiced vinegar
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 cook orzo in plenty of boiling water with 1/2 tsp tumeric added for 8-10 minutes or al dente.
• 2 drain and set aside to cool.
• 3 preheat oven to 350f.
• 4 cut carrots in half lengthwise then slice on the diagonal into 1/2" thick pieces.
• 5 place in a roasting pan, drizzle with a little oil,sprinkle with spices and toss to coat evenly.
• 6 roast for 30 minutes, remove and allow to cool.
• 7 mix orzo,carrots,currants,pinenuts,c8i and vinegar together well.
• 8 season to taste with salt and pepper.
• 9 serve hot as an accompaniment or cold as a salad.