orzo pasta salad

This past weekend was my 33rd bday (omg I can’t believe I’m saying that) anddddd I made a little announcement that I quit my job so I’m fully diving into JAHS! I shared about it in my newsletter if you want to give it a read.

Anyway, I had a small bday gathering with some close friends on my rooftop and despite the wind trying to hate on us, it was a really, really great time. I cried real tears about my next chapter but just had a really good time and I paid for it the next day. HUNGOVER! lol

Of course I cooked and made my go to orzo pasta salad that I love to snack on throughout the week. It’s super simple and you can customize it however you want. It’s beyond easy and instead of using Try it below!

Ingredients

• 1 lb box of orzo pasta

• 1/2 seedless cucumber, chopped into bite size pieces

• 1 pint of cherry tomatoes, halved

• 1/2 red onion, chopped

• 1 block of feta cheese, crumbled with your hands

• 1 cup fresh basil leaves, roughly chopped

• 1 8oz can pitted kalamata olives

• 1/2 cup or so extra virgin olive oil or avocado oil

• 1/4 cup red wine vinegar

• 1 lemon, juiced

• kosher salt, fresh cracked black pepper & red pepper flakes (optional if you don’t like spicy)

Directions

• Cook the orzo according to box instructions. Drain and add into a big bowl.

• Add all ingredients to a bowl and generously season with salt & pepper. Pasta loves salt so before to liberally salt it to taste.

  ENJOY!