{"id":333,"date":"2012-04-18T22:17:14","date_gmt":"2012-04-19T05:17:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.greencarrotclub.com\/?p=333"},"modified":"2012-04-19T21:40:50","modified_gmt":"2012-04-20T04:40:50","slug":"broccoli-orzo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greencarrotclub.com\/?p=333","title":{"rendered":"Broccoli Orzo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.greencarrotclub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/LR-0309-small.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-334\" title=\"LR-0309 small\" src=\"http:\/\/www.greencarrotclub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/LR-0309-small.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"256\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greencarrotclub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/LR-0309-small.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.greencarrotclub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/LR-0309-small-300x192.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I have been really bad about making time to post salads lately. \u00a0It all started when I was out of town for work. \u00a0My list of un-posted salads is snowballing out of control. \u00a0I think I may have to cut my losses and just move on. \u00a0And with our new schedule there are 4 new salads a week. \u00a0There is no way I can keep up with this. \u00a0My plan from here on out is to post <em>one<\/em> salad per week.<\/p>\n<p>This one is from last week, but it was really good and the picture came out nice so this is the last salad from the past that I will share. \u00a0This salad is really green. \u00a0It&#8217;s simple to prepare, especially if you get lazy and just buy pre-cut broccoli from Trader Joe&#8217;s. \u00a0I tend to stay away from these bagged veggies, but I&#8217;ll admit it did save a lot of time. \u00a0I was surprised that Trader Joe&#8217;s didn&#8217;t have sprouts. \u00a0But I did find them at Safeway.<\/p>\n<p>This recipe is adapted from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.101cookbooks.com\/archives\/orzo-super-salad-recipe.html\">Heidi S<\/a>. \u00a0I used a lot less ingredients than her, but I don&#8217;t think it was missing much.<\/p>\n<p>Ingredients<\/p>\n<p><em>makes 5 servings<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1 cup dried orzo pasta<\/li>\n<li>2 medium heads of broccoli, cut into small pieces<\/li>\n<li>a small handful of sprouts<\/li>\n<li>4 small cucumbers, cut into small pieces<\/li>\n<li>1 medium avocado, sliced into small pieces<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 cup feta, crumbled<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Dressing:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1 small clove of garlic, chopped<\/li>\n<li>2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 cup extra virgin olive oil<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Bring a large pot of water to a boil. \u00a0Boil the orzo per package instructions. \u00a0Just as the orzo is done, add the raw cut broccoli to the boiling water and cook for 30 seconds. \u00a0You will see the broccoli turn bright green. \u00a0Drain the orzo and broccoli together, rinse with cold water.<\/p>\n<p>Whisk together the garlic, lemon juice, olive oil, and more salt (if needed) into the dressing.<\/p>\n<p>When you are ready to serve the salad toss the orzo, broccoli, cucumber, sprouts and feta with the dressing. \u00a0Cut avocado just before serving to avoid it turning brown. \u00a0An easy way to cut the avocado into pieces is to do it right in the shell. \u00a0This <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=h0fUd-B5-m0&amp;feature=related\">video<\/a> shows it nicely, and makes a good safety suggestion to use a butter knife, which I have never thought of doing. \u00a0Plate each salad and top each with several pieces of avocado.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have been really bad about making time to post salads lately. \u00a0It all started when I was out of town for work. \u00a0My list of un-posted salads is snowballing out of control. \u00a0I think I may have to cut &hellip; 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