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.
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.
Cooking Instructions
- 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
Add chickpeas to large bowl and stir in 2 T extra virgin olive oil. Let cool completely.
- 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
Add cooled orzo to bowl with chickpeas. Stir in remaining 2 T extra virgin olive oil.
- 5
Stir drained tuna into bowl containing orzo and chickpeas.
- 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
Stir in arugula leaves, adding more dressing or seasoning as desired. Serve at room temperature.
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