Orzo With Sun-dried Tomatoes And Feta Cheese

Total Time: 18 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 cup orzo pasta (rice shaped pasta)
• drizzle olive oil
• 2 garlic cloves, smashed into a paste or finely minced
• 1/3 cup sun-dried tomato, not packed in oil, re-hydrated in boiling water, and chopped
• 15 black olives, chopped
• 1/2 cup roasted red pepper, chopped
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/2 cup feta cheese
• salt & freshly ground black pepper, to taste
• chopped flat leaf parsley, for garnish (optional)

Recipe

• 1 i like whole sundried tomatoes that are not packed in olive oil.
• 2 to"plump" the tomatoes, bring 1/4- 1/2 cup water to a boil, add tomatoes, and let steep for about 10 minutes.
• 3 drain any excess water, and chop tomatoes into bite size pieces.
• 4 cook orzo according to package directions, drain, and toss in a large bowl with a drizzle of extra virgin oilve oil, garlic and oregano.
• 5 let orzo cool for a bit before adding other ingredients.
• 6 next add sundried tomatoes, black olives, roasted red peppers, salt, pepper and feta cheese.
• 7 combine well.
• 8 garnish with parsley, if using, and serve at room temperature.