ORZO SALAD

 This light and refreshing orzo salad with tomatoes, basil and feta is the perfect side dish (and can even serve as a main dish!). Simple and delicious!

All this talk of summer coming to a close and autumn nearly being upon us? Rubbish!

It’s barely past mid-August and already everyone’s in a tizzy over warm, comfort food and hoodies and pumpkin cookies and plaid backpacks.

Not that I have anything against those things, but all I’m saying is: bring on the simple summer meals while I still can.

Know what I mean?

Of course, I do happen to live in the land where winter-lasts-for-nine-months so you can’t blame me too harshly for hanging on to the warmth and all that comes with it as long as I can.

I’ll probably still be wearing flip flops come November.

This light and refreshing orzo salad is the perfect summer dinner to me.

I served it alongside one of our favorite marinated and grilled chicken recipes and the combination was absolutely killer.

The flavors are amazing – everything from fresh tomatoes to creamy feta. Fragrant basil to toasted pine nuts.

It’s salads like this that make me forget to act like a lady (you know, racing everyone for the last remnants in the bowl and maybe, but not officially confirmed, throwing an elbow while I’m at it, just to get the last of this orzo salad).

A perfect way to use up those garden fresh tomatoes, this orzo salad is packed with all the flavors I love.

Plus, it’s really simple to make and tastes (and looks!) like a million bucks.

That’s a winner in my book.

Long live summer meals! (Thanks, Jennifer, for the orzo salad recipe!)