Recipe - Toasted Orzo Salad

1 One half cup Dried orzo
1 lg Red onion,; minced fine
2 Tomatoes,; coarsely chopped
One half cup Nicoise olives,; halved and
pitted
1 tablespoon Minced fresh garlic
One half cup Chopped cilantro
1 tablespoon Minced jalapeno pepper
3 tablespoon Red wine vinegar
Juice of 1 lime

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Toss One half of the orzo with 1 tablespoon of olive
oil. Spread on cookie sheet and toast in oven for just a few minutes or
until lightly browned.

Cook toasted and untoasted orzo in boiling salted water for 10 minutes.
Remove it from heat, rinse and drain.

In a large mixing bowl, add all the remaining ingredients and mix well.
Cover and refrigerate until 1 hour before serving.
Recipe By :CHILLIN' & GRILLIN' SHOW #GR3623

Posted to MCRecipe Digest V1 #276

Date: Sun, 3 Nov 1996 23:59:24 0500

From: Meg Antczak meginny@frontiernet.net