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Mexican Orzo Salad
Nancy Toth
"This takes a little time for chopping, but for those who love Mexican food and orzo, you will love this fantastic tasting salad. It has the fresh taste of lime and cilantro!"
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Ingredients
2 h 34 m servings 457 calsOriginal recipe yields 8 servings
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- Fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to a boil over high heat. Stir in the orzo, and return to a boil. Cook the pasta uncovered, stirring occasionally, until the pasta has cooked through, but is still firm to the bite, about 10 minutes. Drain.
- Place the drained orzo in a large salad bowl, and fold in the red pepper, yellow pepper, green onions, red onion, chickpeas, kidney beans, black beans, corn, cilantro, and salt and pepper to taste. Pour the lime juice and oil over the salad, toss to coat, and refrigerate at least 2 hours to chill before serving.
Nutrition Facts
Per Serving: 457 calories; 12.9 g fat; 73.7 g carbohydrates; 14.7 g protein; 0 mg cholesterol; 319 mg sodium. Full nutrition
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Most helpful positive review
5/24/2009
Have to admit I subbed seeded jalapenos for the bell peppers...but this has to be one of the most refreshing salads ever. It has a very clean and bright flavor...and since I used olive oil inst...
Most helpful critical review
3/12/2010
This salad had a light, refreshing taste although it was a bit bland for my husband's taste. It was actually better the next day when I added a little more oil, a squeeze of lemon and some sala...
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5/24/2009
Have to admit I subbed seeded jalapenos for the bell peppers...but this has to be one of the most refreshing salads ever. It has a very clean and bright flavor...and since I used olive oil inst...
4/12/2011
I loved this. It's simple, tasty, refreshing. It's been great to have this in the refrigerator as a snack during the day or as a side for dinner. It's turned out to be pretty filling too. My...
2/8/2010
Loved this! Only used 2 cans black beans and added a can of Mexicorn. Also didn't have bell peppers so added a can of diced jalapenos. I love cumin and chili powder so I used about a 1/2 tsp o...
7/16/2011
I found 16 oz. of orzo was way too much for the mixture to not taste like all orzo. Also chopped fine 1/2 of a large jalapeno (because we like it with a little kick). 5 limes doesn't really tel...
5/30/2009
What a great summer salad! It was time consuming to make but so worth it! I couldn't find orzo so I used another small pasta and it was fine. I found that the lime was very strong after making t...
5/25/2009
This was an excellent summer side dish. It was better the next day and after than when first prepared. Everyone loved it and wanted more.
11/22/2009
This is a fresh, colorful salad. As others have mentioned it is a little bland so I added some cumin to the mix to give it more pizzaz.
7/18/2012
I thought this was really good, making just a couple small changes to suit our tastes - namely, halving the amounts of green and red onion, adding a minced jalapeno, and adding a bit of cumin. ...
3/12/2010
This salad had a light, refreshing taste although it was a bit bland for my husband's taste. It was actually better the next day when I added a little more oil, a squeeze of lemon and some sala...