{"id":24001,"date":"2020-05-05T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-05T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thatrecipe.com\/blog\/?p=24001"},"modified":"2025-06-22T16:50:46","modified_gmt":"2025-06-22T23:50:46","slug":"orzo-pasta-salad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thatrecipe.com\/orzo-pasta-salad\/","title":{"rendered":"Orzo Pasta Salad a Flavorful Side Dish"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This easy Orzo Pasta Salad recipe is layered with flavors to make it the perfect side dish along side your grilled summer favorites.<\/p>\n\n\n

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This salad is so easy to make, but a few of the ingredients may be unfamiliar. Luckily, capers and orzo are both easy to find at the grocery store.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Orzo<\/strong> might look like rice, but it is actually pasta. Find it in the pasta section of the supermarket. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Capers<\/strong> are the unripened flower buds of the capparis spinosa<\/em> plant that are brined and pickled. The taste is like a tiny little a salty lemony green olive. You can learn more on Food Network<\/a>. They are usually next to the olives and pickles, or substitute some chopped green olives if you prefer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tips for making the best Orzo Pasta Salad<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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  1. Like most pasta salads this is better when made ahead of time to let all of the delicious flavors come together. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Pro tip borrowed from Cook's Country, or America's Test Kitchen or one of those shows: leave the pasta just slightly al dente and mix this together while the orzo is still warm. The pasta will soak up the dressing and finish cooking leaving you with a flavorful firm pasta salad instead of a mushy drippy one.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n
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