Hello everybody, it is Jim, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a Authentic dish, orzo asparagus salad. One of my favorites. This time, I will make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Orzo Asparagus Salad is one of the most well liked of current trending meals on earth. It’s easy, it is quick, it tastes yummy. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. Orzo Asparagus Salad is something which I have loved my whole life. They are nice and they look wonderful.

To get started with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can cook orzo asparagus salad using 15 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Orzo Asparagus Salad:

1. Take orzo pasta
2. Make ready asparagus stems, diced
3. Make ready medium shallots, chopped
4. Take garlic, minced
5. Make ready virgin olive oil
6. Prepare artichoke hearts marinated in oil, drained & rinsed
7. Get julienne cut sundried tomatoes
8. Make ready salt for boiling water
9. Take fresh lemon juice
10. Get lemon zest
11. Make ready rice vinegar, unseasoned
12. Make ready virgin olive oil
13. Prepare salt
14. Get freshly ground black pepper
15. Take crushed pepper (optional)

Steps to make Orzo Asparagus Salad:

1. Julienne cut asparagus into 2 inch pieces and boil in salted water in stockpot until tender, but still bright green. Drain, rinse in cold water and place in large bowl.
2. Pull asparagus out with slotted spoon and cook orzo in the asparagus water until al dente, approximately 8 minutes. Drain and add to asparagus.
3. Add sundried tomatoes to asparagus bowl.
4. In small sauté pan, cook chopped shallots and minced garlic in 1 tablespoon olive oil until tender. Add to asparagus bowl.
5. Add artichoke hearts that were drained, rinsed and quartered to asparagus bowl.
6. In separate bowl, combine lemon juice, rice vinegar, salt, and crushed pepper. Whisk and pour over asparagus bowl.
7. Add lemon zest to asparagus and gently fold all ingredients with a large spoon.
8. Place bowl in refrigerator for at least 2 hours.

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