So I read a lot of food blogs, and I'm always on the lookout for new recipes. I find myself bookmarking at least one recipe a day, and I thought I'd start cataloging them here, both for my own purposes and to share them with others looking to cook vegetarian meals. Some of these will be veggie recipes you can easily add meat to, if you wish. I'd also love to see a more carnivorous poster take the idea here and make a recipe of the day thread.
It's unlikely I'll make the following recipe any time soon (waiting for tomato season), but it sounded really tasty. With enough veg added to it, it could easily be a main course for a vegetarian, or a great side for meat eaters. Wouldn't it be pretty stuffed into a tomato for serving?
Greek Orzo Salad, from
Healthy & Delicious: Greek Orzo Salad | Serious Eats : Recipes
5 cups cooked orzo
1 large cucumber, peeled, seeded, and diced
3 plum tomatoes, seeded and diced
1 medium red onion, small diced
20 pitted kalamata olives, cut into quarters
1 14-ounce can artichoke hearts (give or take), cut into eighths
1/4 to 1/3 cup fresh parsley, chopped
1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
1 large lemon, halved
1/2 tablespoon kosher salt
Freshly ground black pepper
3 or 4 ounces reduced fat feta cheese, crumbled
Procedure
1. To a large mixing bowl, add orzo, cucumber, tomatoes, red onion, olives, artichoke hearts, and parsley. Stir to combine.
2. Pour olive oil into orzo mixture. Juice the entire lemon into the same bowl. Add salt and grind pepper to taste. Stir gently to combine. Add feta. Stir again. Serve cold or at room temperature.