My oh my! Why oh
why? With the end of the school year,
everyone and everything gets crammed into a very short period of time: games, tournaments,
recitals, wax museums, projects, speeches, graduation, book club… shall I
continue? Do you have others to add to
the list?
Orzo is quick to make and yummy to eat, especially in
between all these end of school year activities. This recipe was based on a Spring
Pea Orzo in Southern Living
however I omitted the green peas. Since
most recipes only use half of the box of orzo, you can make one of these next: Orzo Salad;
Orzo
with Arugula, Dried Cherries and Ricotta; or Roasted
Shrimp with Orzo.
Ingredients
- 3 to 4 lemons (1/2 c lemon juice)
Orzo with Peas - 8 ounces uncooked orzo pasta
- 1/4 cup minced shallot or red onion
- 2 T extra virgin olive oil
- 1 T Dijon mustard
- 1/2 t table salt
- 1/2 t freshly ground black pepper
- 1 – 1 ½ cup snow peas, blanched and chopped
- 1 – 1 ½ cup sugar snap peas, blanched and chopped
- 1/2 cup sliced almonds, toasted
Prepare pasta according to package directions. Whisk
together shallots, olive oil, Dijon mustard, salt and pepper, and lemon juice.
Toss together pasta and shallot mixture. Cover with plastic wrap, and chill 1
to 48 hours.
Toss together pasta, snow peas, sugar snap peas, and almonds just before serving. Add salt, pepper, and additional lemon juice to taste.