Orzo Salad

On Saturday I had a hankering for some pasta salad but wanted to try something a little different. I'd never made anything with orzo before so I decided to give it a try. Well... I'm hooked! Adapted from this recipe, this salad is easy to make however you like. 

Ingredients:

• 2 cups orzo
• 1 ripe tomato
• 1/2 cup pitted, halved kalamata olives
• 1/2 cup sun dried tomatoes
• 1/2 cup chopped red bell pepper
• 1/2 cup chopped yellow bell pepper
• 6 tablespoons olive oil
• 4 tablespoons orange juice
• 3 teaspoons lemon juice
• 3 tablespoons chopped fresh basil
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper

Cook the orzo according to the package directions. To make the dressing, combine the olive oil, lemon juice, orange juice, basil, salt, and pepper. I used basil leaves from my tiny basil plant so I didn't really need to chop them.

Toss the orzo and the dressing. Add the tomato, olives, sun dried tomatoes, and bell peppers.

Serve chilled.