Summery Chopped Orzo Salad

Name: Summery Chopped Orzo Salad
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Ingredients: 8 ounces orzo pasta, cooked and rinsed with cold water; 1 medium cucumber, peeled and diced small; 1 medium zucchini, diced small; 5 radishes, diced small; 1 small red onion, diced small; 1 large ear of corn, sliced off the cob (use canned if fresh not available); 1 roma tomato, diced small; 1/2 red bell pepper, diced small; 1 cup small tomato, quartered (depending on size); 1 lb mozzarella cheese, balls (Perlini); fresh basil, chopped; fresh parsley, chopped; fresh chives, chopped; 1/2 cup white balsamic vinegar; 1 teaspoon honey; 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard; 1 cup extra virgin olive oil; salt and pepper

Summery Chopped Orzo Salad was pinched from <a href="http://www.food.com/recipe/summery-chopped-orzo-salad-382305" target="_blank">www.food.com.</a>

"I needed a recipe that would use a bunch of veggies harvested from my garden, so I came up with this refreshing orzo salad that is both colorful and crunchy. A very refreshing vegetarian salad for those hot summer days...."

INGREDIENTS

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8 ounces orzo pasta, cooked and rinsed with cold water

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1 medium cucumber, peeled and diced small

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1 medium zucchini, diced small

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5 radishes, diced small

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1 small red onion, diced small

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1 large ear of corn, sliced off the cob (use canned if fresh not available)

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1 roma tomato, diced small

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1/2 red bell pepper, diced small

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1 cup small tomato, quartered (depending on size)

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1 lb mozzarella cheese, balls (Perlini)

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fresh basil, chopped

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fresh parsley, chopped

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fresh chives, chopped

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1/2 cup white balsamic vinegar

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1 teaspoon honey

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1 teaspoon Dijon mustard

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1 cup extra virgin olive oil

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salt and pepper

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