Go Greek

Add Greek flavors to your next meal with Greek Orzo Salad
Recipe serves 4.

Orzo Salad
Ingredients:

• 12 oz. orzo cooked and drained
• 1 diced red and yellow pepper
• 3/4 cup red onion slices
• cherry tomatoes halved
• 1 cucumber. diced
• 1-cup olives (pitted)
• ½ cup pine nuts (toasted)
• optional ½ small bag spinach leaves (stems removed)
• crumbled feta cheese

Dressing
Prepared Greek dressing-I used one from the chain restaurant Its Greek To Me or the grocery store carries prepared Greek dressing or try this homemade dressing below it's so easy

• 1/3 cup olive oil
• 2 TB.  lemon juice
• 1 tsp. honey
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1/2 tsp. dried oregano
• 1/2 tsp. lemon pepper

Directions:

• Mix orzo, peppers, onions, olives, feta, pine nuts, tomatoes, cucumbers and olives.
• For homemade dressing use a blender to mix ingredients. 
• Add enough dressing to moisten the salad mixture. Refrigerate covered for several hours for flavors to meld. May need to add more dressing to salad right before serving.

Cook's notes: A recipe for a healthy vegetarian sandwich wrap inspired by the flavors of Greek cooking. It includes feta cheese and lightly marinated veggies, wrapped up in a healthy whole wheat flour tortilla. Recipe serves 4. 

Ingredients:

• 4- 10-inch whole wheat tortillas
• 3/4 cup feta cheese, crumbled
• approx 16 cherry tomatoes, sliced in half
• 10 black olives, sliced
• 1/2 red onion, sliced thin
• 1 small yellow squash, sliced
• 1 cucumber, diced
• 2 TB. balsamic vinegar
• 1 Tb. chopped fresh parsley
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 2 tsp. olive oil
• salt and pepper to taste
• mixed greens

Directions:

• In a medium bowl, combine all of the ingredients except for the tortillas and mixed greens. Let stand for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Drain off liquid. Ads a couple of handfuls of torn mixed greens to ingredients. Divide salad mixture among the tortillas. Fold bottom of tortilla partially over filling and then roll up.

Option: Skip the dressing in the above recipe and mix wrap ingredients with some of the
Tzatziki Herb Sauce and Grilled Chicken

Ingredients:

• 2 cups fat-free plain yogurt
• 1 cup peeled, seeded and diced cucumber
• 2 TB. chopped fresh dill or 1 tsp. dried dill
• 1 TB. lemon juice
• 1 TB. white vinegar
• 2 tsp. minced garlic
• 1/4 tsp. salt (optional)

Directions:

• Mix all Tzatziki ingredients and refrigerate several hours for flavors to meld.