This pasta salad is a nod to the social media trendy salad. We changed up one of the ingredients and would suggest adding a protein to round out the meal. We would suggest salmon, but chicken breast or chicken thighs would be great too!
INGREDIENTS
1 can No Salt Added Chickpeas
1 c. Orzo, dry
½ small Red Onion
1 Medium Cucumber
1 Lemon, juiced and zested
⅓ c Pistachios
⅓ c. Feta
⅛ c. Mint
⅛ c. Parsley
Salt and Pepper as Desired
DIRECTIONS
- Drain chickpeas and add to a medium-large bowl
- Boil a small pot of water over high heat
- Add in orzo and cook according to package directions
- Drain orzo, reserving ⅛ cup of the cooking water
- Add water and orzo to chickpeas
- Dice red onion
- Dice cucumber
- Mince mint
- Mince parsley
- Roughly chop pistachios
- Add red onion, cucumber, pistachios, fetal, mint, and parsley to the bowl and mix
NUTRITION
Serves 8
Calories 216
Protein 10g
Carbohydrates 35g
Fiber 5g
Sugar 2g
Fat 5g
Cholesterol 1mg
Sodium 108mg
