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Kick off spring with this colorful pasta salad, full of fresh ingredients.Recipe and Photo Credit: B

Kick off spring with this colorful pasta salad, full of fresh ingredients.

Recipe and Photo Credit: Barilla Executive Chef Lorenzo Boni

Orzo and Wild Rice Salad with Crunchy Vegetables and Fresh Alfa-Alfa Sprouts

Ingredients 

  • ½  box orzo, cold, slightly undercooked (about 1 minute less than indicated in package directions) and tossed with a small amount of extra-virgin olive oil
  • 2 cups wild rice, cooked
  • 1cup raw celery, diced
  • 1 cup carrots, diced
  • 1 cup Vidalia onion, diced
  • 1 lemon, juiced
  • 5 tbs. extra-virgin olive oil
  • 4 tbsp. pomegranate seeds
  • ½ cup alfalfa sprouts
  • Salt and pepper, to taste 

Directions

  1. Cook orzo and rice separately. Drain and allow to cool down.
  2. Meanwhile, heat a medium skillet and sauté diced onions over medium-high heat for 2 minutes. 
  3. Add carrots and celery and sauté for 1 more minute. 
  4. Season with salt and pepper and allow vegetables to cool down.
  5. Once cooled, toss all vegetables with rice, orzo, extra-virgin olive oil and lemon juice.
  6. Top with pomegranate seeds and alfalfa sprouts before serving.

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