Light Greek Orzo Salad

Total Time: 16 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 6 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups orzo pasta
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1 lemon, juice and zest of
• 5 cups baby spinach leaves
• 1 red bell pepper, small diced
• 1/2 cup kalamata olive, roughly chopped
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can diced fire-roasted tomatoes, with liquid
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can garbanzo beans, drained and rinsed
• 1 teaspoon italian seasoning
• salt, to taste
• pepper, to taste
• 1 cup fat free feta cheese, crumbled

Recipe

• 1 bring water with a heavy pinch of salt to a boil in a medium pot. add the orzo and cook until aldente (about 6 minutes). drain and return orzo to the warm pot.
• 2 add garlic, lemon juice & zest, spinach, red bell pepper, chopped olives, tomatoes, garbanzo beans, and seasoning to the orzo and stir to combine over the still warm burner (heat off).
• 3 taste and adjust salt & pepper.
• 4 serve warm with a sprinkle of fat free feta on top.
• 5 you can make this vegan by omitting the feta and adding some slices of avocado.