Orzo Shrimp Salad

Submitted by Susie D

"This salad is an ideal summer supper or buffet offering---colorful, tasty, and easy to prepare."

 

• Ready In: 21mins
• Ingredients: 13
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• Ingredients

• 1 lb shrimp, cooked, peeled, deveined, and tails removed
• 1 1⁄2 cups orzo pasta
• 1 green bell pepper, diced
• 1 red bell pepper, diced
• 4 green onions, sliced including green tops
• 1⁄2 cup cilantro, chopped
• 2⁄3 cup parmesan cheese, grated

• Dressing

• 1 cup plain yogurt
• 2 garlic cloves
• 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 2 teaspoons sugar

directions

1. In large pot heat water to boiling, add orzo to water and cook until al dente: Drain: Rinse & set aside.
2. In large bowl add shrimp, both bell peppers, green onions, & cilantro.
3. In food processor make dressing by first pulsing garlic until it is finely minced.
4. Add yogurt, salt and pepper, Dijon, sugar; pulse until smooth.
5. Reserving half of dressing, pour half over shrimp & vegetables in bowl.
6. Add orzo and parmesan, stir well, and refrigerate 1 hour.
7. Before serving stir in reserved half of dressing.

Reviews

[GibbyLou]

We enjoyed this recipe for a dinner out on the boat on a beautiful evening. It was the perfect make ahead dish. Made as directed other than I didn't measure the cilantro. I would guess I used about a 1/4 cup. I used nonfat Greek yogurt and I loved that it used yogurt instead of mayonnaise. I might cut the pepper back to 3/4 tsp. I definitely see myself making this again. Thanks for sharing. And this is going into my best of 2016 cookbook! I made this a second time this week and used 1/2 tsp of pepper and that was much better.

 

[gwynn]

We loved everything about this salad. Will make it many more times. Thanks for posting.

 

[Pastryismybiz]

The dressing is perfect; light and creamy. I can't eat peppers so substituted with celery and finely chopped sweet onion. No cilantro. I love the dish with orzo. Thanks for a great recipe.

 

[vegascooker]

Made this yesterday & turned out really nicely. I think cilantro tastes like soap so I tried using Italian parsley instead. I felt like it was missing a little something but can't quite put my finger on it - I'll make again next time and maybe throw in some dill. Still giving a 5 star rating because I can't deduct a star when I purposefully omitted something. With a tiny bit of tinkering this is definitely a keeper though :)

 

[CIndytc]

What a great salad, I thru everything in including all of the dressing. I used brownwood farms kream mustard and splenda for the sugar...tasted out of this world....oh and I used roasted peppers instead of fresh as we like them better....