My cousin Robin and her husband Scott have just moved up to our neck of the woods and I'm super excited to know I can see them more often. These people make me smile and laugh...laugh hard.
Moving day rolled around and instead of offering my muscles, I offered up food for everyone helping out. Hard work deserves more than take out pizza and beer. It deserves a bunch of homemade food and beer. I came up with this salad to accompany Lemon Garlic Roasted Chicken and I think I chose right. It was simple and delicious.
I used a pint of cherry tomatoes and roasted half of them and left the others raw for texture and interest. Do what you need to do but I do recommend oven roasting some or all of them....deliciously sweet. This could also be served warm if you wanted to but I thought it made an awesome salad.
p.s. I made my pesto (recipe is on the blog) and I highly recommend that. Store bought just doesn't have the same effect and you'll come up short in the flavour department....just sayin'...
Orzo Salad with Pesto and Tomatoes
Serves 6-8 (as a side)
1 recipe for Pesto http://delishdishcooks.blogspot.ca/2011/09/pesto.html
2 cups dry Orzo, cooked (should yield about 4 cups cooked)
1 pint Cherry Tomatoes, halved (oven roast all or half)
salt & pepper to taste
Pine Nuts for garnish
Make Pesto. Add pesto to cooked Orzo and toss in tomatoes. Check salad for seasoning - you will need to add some salt. Refrigerate. Garnish with extra pine nuts before serving.
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