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To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can cook orzo asparagus salad using 15 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Orzo Asparagus Salad:
Prepare 16 oz. orzo pasta
Make ready 25 asparagus stems, diced
Get 2 medium shallots, chopped
Take 3 cloves garlic, minced
Prepare 1 tablespoon virgin olive oil
Take 33 oz. artichoke hearts marinated in oil, drained & rinsed
Prepare 1 1/2 cups julienne cut sundried tomatoes
Take 1 tablespoon salt for boiling water
Get 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
Get 3 tablespoons lemon zest
Take 1/4 cup rice vinegar, unseasoned
Take 1/2 cup virgin olive oil
Get 1/2 teaspoon salt
Take 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Take 1 teaspoon crushed pepper (optional)
Steps to make Orzo Asparagus Salad:
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.
Pull asparagus out with slotted spoon and cook orzo in the asparagus water until al dente, approximately 8 minutes. Drain and add to asparagus.
Add sundried tomatoes to asparagus bowl.
In small sauté pan, cook chopped shallots and minced garlic in 1 tablespoon olive oil until tender. Add to asparagus bowl.
Add artichoke hearts that were drained, rinsed and quartered to asparagus bowl.
In separate bowl, combine lemon juice, rice vinegar, salt, and crushed pepper. Whisk and pour over asparagus bowl.
Add lemon zest to asparagus and gently fold all ingredients with a large spoon.
Place bowl in refrigerator for at least 2 hours.
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