Tomato and chickpea orzo salad

Name: Tomato and chickpea orzo salad | Asda Good Living
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Ingredients: 300g orzo; 3tbsp reduced-fat green pesto; 1tbsp extra virgin olive oil; 400g tin chickpeas in water, drained; 1 red onion, finely chopped; 1 red pepper, deseeded and roughly chopped; ½ x 25g pack basil, stalks finely chopped and leaves torn; 175g cherry tomatoes, halved; ½ head romaine lettuce, trimmed, washed and shredded

This vibrant salad is made with orzo pasta, a herby pesto dressing and nutty chickpeas

By Asda Good Living,25th June 2019

(47 votes)

Cook: 20 Mins

Serves: 4

Price: 59p per serving

Nutritional Information

Each 381g serving contains

Energy
1753kj
419kcal

21%

Fat
7.2g

Med
10%

Saturates
1.1g

Low
6%

Sugars
6.9g

Med
8%

Salt
0.15g

Low
3%

of your 5-a-day

of your reference intake.
Typical energy values per 100g:
460kj/110kcal

Ingredients

300g orzo

3tbsp reduced-fat green pesto

1tbsp extra virgin olive oil

400g tin chickpeas in water, drained

1 red onion, finely chopped

1 red pepper, deseeded and roughly chopped

½ x 25g pack basil, stalks finely chopped and leaves torn

175g cherry tomatoes, halved

½ head romaine lettuce, trimmed, washed and shredded

Method

Cook the orzo according to the pack instructions. Drain, reserving 50ml of the cooking water. Return the orzo and cooking water to the pan and stir through the green pesto.

Meanwhile, heat the oil in a frying pan over a medium setting, add the chickpeas, onion, red pepper and basil stalks. Cook for 5 mins then lightly crush the chickpeas.

Add the chickpea mixture, the tomatoes, lettuce and basil leaves to the orzo. Stir through gently and season with black pepper to serve.