Watermelon-and-Feta Orzo Salad

Name: Watermelon-and-Feta Orzo Salad
Total time: 3 h 40 min
Yield: Makes 6 servings
Ingredients: 1 cup orzo pasta; ½ cup Lemon-Shallot Vinaigrette; 3 cups seeded and diced watermelon; 4 cups firmly packed watercress or baby arugula; 4 ounces crumbled feta cheese

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Punch up this classic pairing of watermelon and feta with peppery watercress or arugula.

By Marian Cooper Cairns

Recipe by Southern Living July 2014

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Credit: Hector Sanchez; Styling: Buffy Hargett Miller

Recipe Summary

hands-on:

20 mins

total:

3 hrs 40 mins

Yield:

Makes 6 servings

Ingredients

1 cup orzo pasta
½ cup Lemon-Shallot Vinaigrette
3 cups seeded and diced watermelon
4 cups firmly packed watercress or baby arugula
4 ounces crumbled feta cheese

Directions

Step 1
Prepare pasta according to package directions. Toss together hot pasta and Lemon-Shallot Vinaigrette in a large bowl. Cover and chill pasta mixture 3 to 24 hours.

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Step 2
Gently toss together watermelon, watercress, feta cheese, and pasta mixture just before serving; add salt and pepper to taste.

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