- prep: 20 min
- cook: 10 min
- total: 30 min
Summary
This orzo salad is a copycat of the one sold at Piada Italian Street Food... it's crunchy, a little sweet, a little savory, and always a hit at parties!
Ingredients
- 3 Tbsp lemon juice (fresh is best)
- 3 Tbsp olive oil
- 1 Tbsp fresh basil, minced
- 1/2 Tbsp honey
- 1/2 tsp kosher salt
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
- 1 lb orzo pasta
- heaping 1/3 cup fresh sugar snap peas, sliced
- 1/8 cup currants (raisins will also work if you can't find currants)
- 1/4 cup red bell pepper, minced
- 1/8 cup sliced raw almonds
- 1/8 cup candied pecans, crushed or minced
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
Instructions
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Nutrition
Nutritional Info

- Servings Per Recipe: 8
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 295 % Daily Value *
- Total Fat: 8 g 12.78%
- Saturated Fat: 1 g 5.68%
- Trans Fat: 0 g %
- Cholesterol: 0 mg 0%
- Sodium: 365 mg 15.21%
- Calcium: 22 mg 2.24%
- Potassium: 137 mg 3.92%
- Magnesium: 0 mg 0%
- Iron: 2 mg 11.97%
- Zinc: 0 mg 0%
- Total Carbohydrate: 47 g %
- Dietary Fiber: 3 g 10.49%
- Sugar: 6 g
- Protein: 9 g
- Alcohol: 0 g
- Omega 3 Fatty Acid: 0 g
- Omega 6 Fatty Acid: 1 g
- Vitamin A 3.5%
- Vitamin C 13.21%
- Vitamin D 0%
- * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Diabetes Exchanges
- Exchange - Fat1
- Exchange - Fruit0
- Exchange - NonFat Milk0
- Exchange - Other Carbs0
- Exchange - Starch3
- Exchange - Vegetables0
- Exchange - Lean Meat0
- Exchange - Alcohol0
MyPlate Info
- MyPlate - Grain Total2 oz-eq
- MyPlate - Vegetable Total0 c
- MyPlate - Fruit0 c
- MyPlate - Dairy0 c
- MyPlate - Protein Total0 oz-eq