Acini di Pepe Salad with Corn, Tomatoes and Basil

[Guest guest]

This is great meal for a hot summer day, lunch or dinner.

Donna

 

Orzo Salad with Corn, Tomatoes and Basil

 

Dressing:

2 tbsps. fresh lemon juice

1 tbsp. olive oil

1 tbsp. red wine vinegar

1/2 tsp. salt

1/4 tsp. black pepper

3 cloves garlic, crushed

 

Salad:

1 cup uncooked acini di pepe pasta (very tiny small round balls) or use orzo

pasta (rice shaped)

2 cups fresh white or yellow corn kernels

2 cups chopped tomato

1/2 cup vertically sliced red onion

1/3 cup sliced black olives

1/4 cup finely chopped fresh basil

 

To prepare dressing, combine first 6 ingredients in a jar; cover tightly, and

shake vigorously. To prepare salad, cook pasta according to package directions.

Drain, and place in a large bowl. Spoon half of dressing over pasta; toss to

coat. Cool to room temperature. Add the remaining dressing, corn, tomato, onion,

olives, and basil to pasta; toss to coat. Let stand 30 min. Yields 4 servings.

This is also very good cold.

 

" Against the door he leans and starts a scene,

And his tears fall and burn the garden green

And so castles made of sand fall in the sea,eventually. "

SOURCE: Castles Made of Sand - Jimi Hendrix

[Guest guest]

Thanks this is a great recipe! I can't believe I never thought to

use this kind of pasta this way! ~Danielle---

 

In , Donnalilacflower

<thelilacflower wrote:

>

> This is great meal for a hot summer day, lunch or dinner.

> Donna

>

> Orzo Salad with Corn, Tomatoes and Basil

>

> Dressing:

> 2 tbsps. fresh lemon juice

> 1 tbsp. olive oil

> 1 tbsp. red wine vinegar

> 1/2 tsp. salt

> 1/4 tsp. black pepper

> 3 cloves garlic, crushed

>

> Salad:

> 1 cup uncooked acini di pepe pasta (very tiny small round balls) or

use orzo pasta (rice shaped)

> 2 cups fresh white or yellow corn kernels

> 2 cups chopped tomato

> 1/2 cup vertically sliced red onion

> 1/3 cup sliced black olives

> 1/4 cup finely chopped fresh basil

>

> To prepare dressing, combine first 6 ingredients in a jar; cover

tightly, and shake vigorously. To prepare salad, cook pasta according

to package directions. Drain, and place in a large bowl. Spoon half

of dressing over pasta; toss to coat. Cool to room temperature. Add

the remaining dressing, corn, tomato, onion, olives, and basil to

pasta; toss to coat. Let stand 30 min. Yields 4 servings.

> This is also very good cold.

>

> " Against the door he leans and starts a scene,

> And his tears fall and burn the garden green

> And so castles made of sand fall in the sea,eventually. "

> SOURCE: Castles Made of Sand - Jimi Hendrix

>