Orzo Salad with Tuna & Chickpeas

Ilona
Ilona @ilonainthekitchen

This is a quick and easy pantry pasta salad that can serve 4 as a main course, or 6-8 as a side dish. It is highly adaptable, and I found this combination of ingredients to be particularly delicious. The flavors will develop if you have time to prepare the salad a few hours before serving. If stashed in the refrigerator, allow to come to room temperature before serving.

Orzo Salad with Tuna & Chickpeas

This is a quick and easy pantry pasta salad that can serve 4 as a main course, or 6-8 as a side dish. It is highly adaptable, and I found this combination of ingredients to be particularly delicious. The flavors will develop if you have time to prepare the salad a few hours before serving. If stashed in the refrigerator, allow to come to room temperature before serving.

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Ingredients

30 min
4 main, 6-8 side
  1. 8 ozorzo
  2. 1 (14 oz)can chickpeas
  3. 1 (5 oz)can tuna, drained
  4. 2 clovesgarlic, minced
  5. 2bay leaves
  6. 1/4 cupextra virgin olive oil, divides
  7. 10-12 sprigsflat leaf parsley, leaves stripped and chopped
  8. 6 ozgrape tomatoes, quartered
  9. 4 ozwhole milk mozzarella, diced in 1/2-inch cubes
  10. 2large handfuls arugula
  11. 1/4 cupItalian vinaigrette, bottled or homemade
  12. Salt & pepper

Cooking Instructions

30 min
  1. 1

    Add chickpeas with their liquid, 1/2 cup water, minced garlic and bay leaves to medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Bring to boil, turn heat to medium-low and simmer until chickpeas are soft, about 10 minutes. Drain chickpeas, discard bay leaves.

  2. 2

    Add chickpeas to large bowl and stir in 2 T extra virgin olive oil. Let cool completely.

  3. 3

    Rinse out saucepan, add 2 quarts water and bring to boil over high heat. Add orzo and cook until al dente, 8-9 minutes. Drain orzo and rinse with cold water until completely cool.

  4. 4

    Add cooled orzo to bowl with chickpeas. Stir in remaining 2 T extra virgin olive oil.

  5. 5

    Stir drained tuna into bowl containing orzo and chickpeas.

  6. 6

    Add diced tomatoes, chopped parsley, cubed mozzarella, and 1/4 cup vinaigrette to bowl with orzo, chickpeas and tuna. Stir well and season to taste with salt and pepper.

  7. 7

    Stir in arugula leaves, adding more dressing or seasoning as desired. Serve at room temperature.

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