Orzo Salad With Pesto Mayonnaise

Somebody must have the final say. Somebody must be responsible to God for the family’s decisions. Where everybody is responsible, there really isn’t anybody who is responsible. Any organization must have a point where the buck stops. In the home, which is an organization, it stops not with the wife, but with the husband. It is his job to oversee all, make sure that everything runs the way God says it should, and his wife must help him to do so.

Jay Adams

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Grains	Italian	Frugal02	8	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1	lb	Orzo pasta, see * Note 1
2		Scallions, chopped
1		Red bell pepper, cored
		seeded
		And finely chopped
1 1/2	c	Thinly sliced celery
		=== DRESSING ===
2	T	White wine vinegar
		Juice of 1 lemon
1/3	c	Green Pesto Sauce, see *
		Note 2
1	c	Mayonnaise
1	c	Olive oil
		Salt, to taste
		Freshly-ground black pepper
		to taste

INSTRUCTIONS

Note 1: Available in Italian Markets. * Note 2: See the "Green Pesto
Sauce" recipe which is included in this collection.  Cook the pasta in
lightly salted water until al dente. Drain and  rinse with cold water;
drain well. Combine the drained pasta in a  large bowl along with the
scallions, bell pepper and celery. Mix the  ingredients for the
dressing until smooth. Add to the pasta and  vegetables and fold
together until all is combined. Salt and pepper  to taste. Refrigerate.
Toss a couple of times while chilling. This  recipe serves 8.
Comments: Orzo is simply rice-shaped pasta. It works great in such a
salad because it will not get soggy even after a couple of days.
Recipe Source: THE FRUGAL GOURMET by Jeff Smith From the 09-02-1992
issue - The Springfield Union-News  Formatted for MasterCook by Joe
Comiskey, aka MR MAD -  jpmd44a@prodigy.com ~or- MAD-SQUAD@prodigy.net
09-07-1995  Recipe by: Jeff Smith  Converted by MM_Buster v2.0l.

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 574 Calories From Fat: 334 Total Fat: 37.8g Cholesterol: 7.6mg Sodium: 269mg Potassium: 199.3mg Carbohydrates: 51.7g Fiber: 2.1g Sugar: 3.1g Protein: 7.9g