Courgette and Cherry Tomato Orzo

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This simple dish of Courgette and Cherry Tomato Orzo is the perfect light meal or side. It's packed full of flavour thanks to the roasted veggies and lemony dressing.

Prep Time5

Cook Time25

Total Time30

Course: Dinner, lunch, Main Course, Side Dish

Cuisine: Mediterranean

Diet: Vegan, Vegetarian

Keyword: cherry tomatoes, courgette, lemon, mint, orzo

Servings: people

Calories: 539.55kcal

Ingredients

150 g orzo
3 tablespoon olive oil
1 large courgette cut into half moons
4 cloves garlic
12 cherry tomatoes
1 lemon juice only
3 tablespoon mint thinly sliced
salt and pepper

Instructions

Pre-heat your oven to 180 C / 356 F / gas mark 4.
Add the courgette and garlic to a roasting tin along with the olive oil. Toss well then place into the centre of the oven and roast for 25 minutes.
When 15 minutes has elapsed, add the cherry tomatoes to the roasting tin and cook for a further 10 minutes.
At the same time, add the orzo to a pan of salted, boiling water and cook for 10 minutes or until tender.
Remove the vegetables from the oven and drain the orzo. Leave them all to cool before tossing with the dressing.
To make the dressing, mash garlic cloves with a fork.
Combine the mashed garlic, lemon juice, mint, salt and pepper and the oil from the vegetable roasting tin and whisk.
Pour the dressing over the vegetables and orzo, toss and serve.

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