Mediterranean Orzo Salad

🥗🍅 Mediterranean Orzo Salad 🌿🫒 Mediterranean Orzo Salad is a refreshing and vibrant dish that combines orzo pasta with Mediterranean flavors like cherry tomatoes, cucumber, olives, feta cheese, and a zesty lemon dressing. This salad is perfect for picnics, potlucks, or as a light meal on its own. Here’s how to make it: Ingredients 🛒 1 cup orzo pasta 🍝 1 pint cherry tomatoes, halved 🍅 1 cucumber, diced 🥒 1/2 red onion, finely chopped 🧅 1/2 cup Kalamata olives, sliced 🫒 1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese 🧀 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley 🌿 1/4 cup chopped fresh basil 🌿 Zest and juice of 1 lemon 🍋 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil 🫒 2 cloves garlic, minced 🧄 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard 🥄 Salt 🧂 and freshly ground black pepper 🌑, to taste Instructions 📜 Cook orzo pasta: Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the orzo pasta and cook according to package instructions until al dente. Drain and rinse under cold water to cool.