Ingredients:
1 head of escarole – washed and shredded
2 cups of dried apricots – sliced
6 slices of sun dried tomatoes – sliced
2 oz. can of anchovies in olive oil – mashed with a fork
1 fresh vine ripe tomato – diced
Juice of ½ lemon
1 teaspoon of salt
6 oz. can of black olives – drained and slightly chopped
½ teaspoon or red pepper flakes
Olive oil
Grated Romano cheese
1 box of orzo
In a bowl place the sliced apricots, sun dried tomatoes, olives, anchovies, diced tomatoes, dashes of red pepper flakes, salt and lemon juice. Drizzle olive oil over all of the ingredients and toss. Let this sit while cleaning and shredding the escarole.
Place the escarole in a large serving bowl. Top with the apricot mixture and toss.
Prepare the orzo as directed and drain.
Place the drained and still hot orzo over the escarole and toss. Grate the fresh Romano cheese over and a little more olive oil and toss.
This is a delicious salad for any occasion.
With Love,
Catherine
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redkathy says
Beautiful Salad Catherine. Don't you just love this time of year with all the fresh veggies in abundance, yum!
Chiara Giglio says
delicious salad Catherine, I love orzo pasta ! have a good day, blessings my dear....
Lenia says
A pretty,colorful and delicious salad!Sounds really refreshing!Kisses,dear Cathrine!
Rita says
Great summer dish with your combination of ingredients Catherine. Perfect for this weekend lunch.
Rita
Kim says
Escarole is not that easy to find around here, I don't know why!!! I like this great mediterranean salad of yours it looks perfect for a picnic!
anniebakes says
OH WOW, THIS LOOKS LOOKS REFRESHING AND FANTASTIC! ANNE
Alida says
Healthy looking salad Catherine. Great for the summer. Ciao!
Katerina says
delicious salad Catherine! I love it!
Sandee says
Yummy. I love a great salad and I'm sure this will fit the bill. You do the most fantastic recipes and let's not forget the fabulous photography.
Have a terrific day. 🙂
Rose says
I love orzo! What a unique take on it.
Lisa @ Tarte du Jour says
Colorful, healthy, and flavorful!! My kind of salad! I'm glad I stopped by your lovely site!
Joyce Lansky says
This looks good and low carb too.
Joanne says
I really should mix pasta into my salads more...such a great idea!
Lizzy says
Oh, wow, this looks delicious, Catherine. I never would have thought to add dried apricots, but I love the idea! I could eat this one every day for a month 🙂 xo
Inspired by eRecipeCards says
Oh I am all about the salads lately (my garden is overflowing with so much lettuce!) Loved looking over your list of ingredients in this
Thanks for sharing
Dave at eRecipeCards.com
John Milton says
“Congratulations Catherine! Thank you so much for taking the time to share this exciting information.”
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