Fresh Garden Orzo Pasta Salad
Ingredients
- 2 cups orzo or risoni pasta cooked
- 12 pieces cherry tomatoes cut in half
- 2 pieces medium-sized red onions thinly sliced
- 1 piece medium-sized cucumber seeded and chopped into cubes
- ½ cup yellow bell pepper chopped
- 1/2 cup black olives sliced or whole
- fresh arugula leaves as needed
- romaine lettuce cut into strips
- prepared red wine vinaigrette
- chopped walnuts as needed
- crumbled feta cheese as needed
- prepared grilled lemon “tanguigue” steak
Instructions
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In a clean salad bowl, toss orzo with the next seven ingredients and with enough amount of prepared vinaigrette.
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Sprinkle some walnuts and feta cheese on top then serve along with grilled “tanguigue” steak.
Recipe Notes
Yield: 3-4 servings
Fresh Grilled Lemon “Tanguige” Steak
Ingredients
- 2-3 slices “tanguigue” steak mackerel or wahoo fish
- ¼ cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 1 tablespoons minced garlic
- 1-1 1/2 teaspoons freshly pan-roasted peppercorns crushed
- salt to taste
- olive oil as needed
- ¼ cup melted butter
- Slices of lemon as needed
Instructions
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Rub and marinate fish with lemon juice, garlic, crushed pepper corns, salt and a little amount of olive oil.
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Let it stand for 15- 20 minutes.
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Grill or pan-grill marinated “tanguigue” and brush with melted butter often until cooked or grilled. Best serve with sliced of lemon.
Recipe Notes
Yield: 2-3 servings