Blue Cheese Orzo Salad

Name: Blue Cheese Orzo Salad
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 5 serving(s)
Ingredients: 3/4 cup uncooked orzo pasta; 3 cups fresh arugula, torn; 5 bacon, strips cooked and crumbled; 3/4 cup blue cheese, crumbled; 1/4 cup green onion, sliced; 1/4 cup chopped walnuts, toasted; 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar; 1 garlic clove, peeled; 1 teaspoon creole mustard or 1 teaspoon whole grain mustard; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/2 teaspoon brown sugar; 1/4 cup chopped walnuts, toasted; 1/4 cup olive oil

Submitted by PSU Lioness

"I found this in the updated version of the "Taste of Home" cookbook. It was submitted by Helen Conwell from Fairhope, AL, who says: "The crunch of the walnuts and bacon is a pleasant contrast to the creamy rice-shaped past. The blue cheese and arugula lend a satisfying, savory quality.""

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Ready In:: 30mins
Ingredients:: 13
Serves:: 5

ingredients

SALAD
³⁄₄ cup uncooked orzo pasta
3 cups fresh arugula, torn
5 bacon, strips cooked and crumbled
³⁄₄ cup blue cheese, crumbled
¹⁄₄ cup green onion, sliced
¹⁄₄ cup chopped walnuts, toasted
WALNUT VINAIGRETTE
2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
1 garlic clove, peeled
1 teaspoon creole mustard or 1 teaspoon whole grain mustard
¹⁄₂ teaspoon salt
¹⁄₂ teaspoon brown sugar
¹⁄₄ cup chopped walnuts, toasted
¹⁄₄ cup olive oil

directions

Cook orzo according to package directions; drain and place in a large bowl.
Add the arugula, bacon, blue cheese, onions and walnuts.
In a blender, combine the first six vinaigrette ingredients; cover and process until blended.
While procession, gradually add oil in a steady stream.
Drizzle over salad; toss to coat.
Serve the salad immediately.

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Reviews

I have been making this for years, found the recipe years ago in Taste of Home magazine! It is awesome and I think the arugula just gives it such an amazing fresh taste, my whole family loves it.

Kirsten K.

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PSU Lioness

Coal Township, Pennsylvania

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