Thursday, May 18, 2017

Black Beans And Orzo Salad


                          Pasta always comes handy for any simple n easy dish. Believe it or not there are more than 149 kinds of pasta available. Some of them are uniquely regional and not widely known. I Like using different shaped pasta in my food. Dish looks very appetising just by changing the shape of the pasta. For this recipe I used whole wheat ORZO pasta. It is shaped like a large grain of rice. you can serve it as part of soup, salad, pilaf.

                Looking for something light for the potluck party? Don't have time to cook? This salad is a guaranteed crowd pleaser. you can totally make this dish ahead of time.





INGREDIENTS:
Black beans - 1 can
Orzo pasta uncooked - 1 cup
Frozen corn thawed to room temp - 2/3 cup
red onion diced - 1 cup
jalapeno deseeded n diced -  2-3 (depends on your heat tolerence)
Orange bell pepper diced - 1 & 1/2 cup
coriander leaves chopped - 3 tbsp
Lime juice 3 tbsp
Dressing:
Olive oil - 1 Tbsp
Salt And pepper to taste
Chili flakes -1 tsp
Five spice Seasoning - 1/2 tsp
oregano 1/2 tsp





METHOD:
Cook Pasta According to the package directions. Then Drain. Keep it aside.
Take all ingredients except the dressing ingredients in a mixing bowl.
Now in a small pan, take all the ingredients for the dressing and put it on low heat.


Heat up this mix just enough so that the spices will not burn.
The reason why like to heat up is, I think a warm dressing gets absorbed nicely into pasta.
hence makes it more flavourful.
Then add the warm dressing to the salad and mix it well.
Serv it as a Main dish or side.


Makes 4-5 servings.







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