My love for pasta and Mediterranean flavors all in one bowl! One thing about recipes I noticed when speaking to people is if there is ONE ingredient that they dislike, they discard the whole recipe.
Not the case here! Add as many or as little ingredients as you like!
I am not a fan of raw onions so I leave them out and add in something else. This is a guide to help you create a healthy, flavorful, wholesome dish that suits your pallet.
This is a great meal prep idea so you have this as your base and add in your favorite protein of the day. One night I’ll have this with salmon, or tuna for lunch, chicken for dinner, or keep it plant based and add in crunchy chick peas.
There are tons of ways to enjoy this salad, I hope you love it as much as me! I added notes at the bottom of the recipe. To keep it short I buy marinated artichokes so I can add in the oil/juice to the pasta using the whole jar in every way I can. This helps keeps the pasta from sticking too.
For the sun-dried tomatoes you can buy them whole or minced in a jar. Either way they add in an herby touch to the rest of the ingredients.
Funny how I used to dislike capers, green olives, and feta cheese , however, in this salad I’ll eat them all day long! When you try ingredients in a different way they will broaden your pallet and taste!
Happy mixing!
Build Your Own Mediterrean Salad
Ingredients
- 1 box Orzo pasta
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- Artichokes, marinated
- Baby spinach
- Cucumber, quartered
- Cherry tomatoes, halved
- Capers
- Feta cheese
- Green olives, pitted, halved
- Kalamata olives, pitted, halved
- Red onion
- Sun-dried tomatoes
- Dill
- Parsley
- Oregano, dried
Directions
- Cook pasta according to directions.
- Strain and rinse with cool water. Pour into a big mixing bowl.
- Add olive oil.
- From there add in your favorite ingredients! There is no right or wrong way. For helpful tips see notes below.
- Cover and refrigerate. The long it sits the better it gets!
*Can make a day a head or the morning of. This is great when served right away but even better when fully chilled so the flavors can marinate together!
*For oils, I add in some of the juice from the olives and juice from the marinated artichokes and sun dried tomatoes of I buy them whole. This way it adds in extra flavor.
