How To Make Watermelon Feta Orzo Salad with Lemon and Basil
Toss a light and refreshing meal with this orzo salad that comes with watermelon cubes in a tangy lemon juice and honey dressing
Preparation: 15 minutes
Cooking: 10 minutes
Total: 25 minutes
Serves:
Ingredients
- 1½cupsdry orzo
- salt
- 1tbspfresh lemon zest
- 2tbspfresh lemon juice
- 1½tbspextra virgin olive oil
- 2tsphoney
- 5cupsseedless watermelon,cubed, diced into ½ to ¾ inch cubes
- 6ozfeta cheese,crumbled
- ¼cupfresh basil,chopped
Instructions
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Cook pasta in salted water according to directions listed on the package. Drain well but don’t rinse, then pour into a large bowl.
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While pasta boils, stir together lemon zest, lemon juice, olive oil, and honey. Pour half of the mixture over drained pasta in the bowl and toss.
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Season with salt taste. Allow to cool.
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Add watermelon, feta, and basil to the orzo. Add remaining lemon juice mixture and toss to evenly coat.
Nutrition
- Calories: 213.89kcal
- Fat: 8.59g
- Saturated Fat: 4.11g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 3.31g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.63g
- Carbohydrates: 28.22g
- Fiber: 1.28g
- Sugar: 10.22g
- Protein: 7.12g
- Cholesterol: 21.63mg
- Sodium: 390.17mg
- Calcium: 135.40mg
- Potassium: 197.94mg
- Iron: 0.78mg
- Vitamin A: 63.46µg
- Vitamin C: 11.87mg
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