Orzo With Feta, Green Beans, and Tomatoes |
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Prep Time: 15 Minutes Cook Time: 7 Minutes |
Ready In: 22 Minutes Servings: 2 |
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Ingredients:
10 ounces french haricots vert or 10 ounces green beans |
1 cup orzo pasta, rice-shaped pasta |
1 medium onion |
2 cloves garlic |
3 medium vine-ripened tomatoes |
2 tablespoons olive oil |
1 tablespoon white wine vinegar |
1 tablespoon chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley |
1 cup crumbled feta |
Directions:
1. Fill a 4-quart pot three fourths full with salted water and bring to a boil for beans and orzo.
2. Chop onion and mince garlic.
3. Quarter and seed tomatoes.
4. Cut quarters lengthwise into 1/4-inch-thick slices.
5. Trim beans and cut into 1-inch pieces.
6. In a large skillet cook onion and garlic in oil over moderate heat until onion is softened.
7. Add tomatoes and cook, stirring, until tomatoes are softened, about 2 minutes.
8. Remove skillet from heat.
9. Have ready a bowl of ice and cold water.
10. In boiling salted water blanch beans 1 minute.
11. With a slotted spoon transfer beans to ice water to stop cooking.
12. Drain beans well in a colander and pat dry.
13. Add beans to tomato mixture and return water in pot to a boil.
14. Boil orzo until al dente and drain in colander.
15. Add orzo to bean mixture with vinegar, parsley, feta, and salt and pepper to taste, tossing to combine well.
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