Greek Orzo Salad

For Saturday night dinners, we like to throw some meat on the grill and serve it with some sort of salad.  I like that I don't have to spend a lot of time on Saturdays fixing dinner, and we love finishing our day together with a "summer-y" meal.  Lately we've been doing a lot of pasta salads.  This is our newest favorite.  It tastes so fresh and the dressing is absolutely delicious!

Greek Orzo Salad

for the dressing

1/4 cup olive oil

1 clove of garlic, finely chopped

3/4 tsp dried oregano

3/4 tsp dried basil

1/2 tsp freshly ground pepper

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 tsp Dijon mustard

1/8 cup red wine vinegar

Place all of the ingredients in a blender and pulse until well incorporated.  

for the salad

1 1/2 cups uncooked orzo pasta

1 large tomato, cut into chunks

1 cucumber, seeded and chopped

1 green bell pepper, seeded and diced

4 ounces crumbled Feta cheese

Cook pasta according to directions on box.  Drain and then rinse with cold water to cool off the pasta.  In a large bowl, combine the pasta, tomato, cucumber, pepper, and Feta.  Toss with dressing and chill for at least one hour.

source: recipe altered from my baking addiction