Black Olive Orzo Salad
If you are tired of the traditional macaroni salad, this orzo salad makes a great summer side. 4 ingredients and less than 30 minutes until this simple but flavourful salad is ready to serve!
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 172kcal
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups orzo
- water and salt for cooking orzo
- 3 Tbsps mayonnaise
- 15 Kalamata black olives 12 pitted and rough chopped plus 3 whole for garnish
- 3 green onions white and light green parts chopped + 1 green stem julienned for garnish
Instructions
- Cook orzo according to package instructions. This usually means bringing water and salt to a boil and adding orzo to cook for approximately 11 minutes.
- While orzo is cooking chop olives and onions.
- Rinse orzo in cold water and drain as soon as it is cooked.
- Mix orzo, olives, onions and mayonnaise.
- Refrigerate to allow flavours to mix.
Nutrition
Calories: 172kcal | Carbohydrates: 29g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.003g | Cholesterol: 1mg | Sodium: 217mg | Potassium: 107mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 104IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 18mg | Iron: 1mg