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Mushroom, Orzo, and Pea Salad

Written by Published on Updated on May 24, 2019 in Main dishes, Pasta, Vegetables, Vegetarian

I hope everyone had a good week, mine has been a bit hectic but it looks like everything is slowly getting back to normal.  I needed to put together something very quickly to eat because these past few days, I have not been sleeping or eating well.  I truly was not in any mood for any sort of meat, so this recipe was simple with a few ingredients and a whole bunch of mushroom taste. 

It definitely is not one of those one pot dinners, but what I do love about this dish is that I can enjoy it either hot or cold. 🙂

MUSHROOM, ORZO, AND PEA SALAD

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Ingredients
  

  • 350 grams of Orzo
  • 6 cups Chicken Broth
  • 250 grams Mushrooms sliced
  • 2 cups frozen Peas
  • 1 Onion diced Optional
  • Salt
  • Pepper
  • Parmesan Cheese for topping
  • 2 tablespoon Olive Oil

Instructions
 

  • Boil chicken broth with orzo, and peas for 1/2 hr and until orzo is cooked. Once cooked drain and set aside.
  • Sliced mushrooms.
  • In a frying pan add the olive oil, and mushrooms. Stir mushrooms until golden brown.
  • Add the orzo and pea mix into the mushrooms and mix for 10 minutes. Top with parmesan cheese and enjoy a lovely, light, delicious, hot or cold dish. 🙂

Welcome to a small corner of my Greek Heritage. Growing up in New York from Greek parents, was a challenge of its own...but the traditional food, tastes and aromas that my mother cooked always travelled me back to Greece. My mother is a wonderful cook, our house would always have that smell of home cooked food. I remember very clearly that we were only allowed fast food, once a week, that was a huge day for myself and my brother. Jumping up and down in the back car seat, laughing, just being kids. It is true that we all like to eat different foods, taste, smell, even try food that looks different than our regular meals at home and I think that is so natural. In my teens, I was not really into cooking, I enjoyed my magazines after school, listening to music, and just taking a breather. There were times that I would glance at some of my mom's recipes, more out of curiosity than to actually try to cook them. At that time I did not realise that cooking would become my passion one day. Slowly, I would start to look into my mom's recipes a bit more each day and I started to find it interesting as a hobby. Each month I would go into our neighborhood bookstore and pick up my monthly book, until one day I decided to stroll over into the cooking section. That summer was the first time I actually bought a cooking magazine....and I loved it. Cooking and baking started out as a hobby, but now after many years it is my passion. Exploring the cuisines, the spices, the oils, the scents, the variety of smells and tastes that exist. It was and still is an amazing journey without limits. So, come along with me on this adventure, and I hope you enjoy my recipes. Sophie

27 Comments

  1. Linda @thedutchbaker
    February 10, 2018 at 3:46 pm  ·  Reply
    Ohh this looks amazing! :) thanks for sharing!
  2. mistimaan
    February 10, 2018 at 4:27 pm  ·  Reply
    Nice recipe
  3. chef mimi
    February 10, 2018 at 4:34 pm  ·  Reply
    Gorgeous. I'm starting to use orzo more. Not too sure why I never used to!
  4. jyo
    February 10, 2018 at 5:34 pm  ·  Reply
    An absolute delight for sure... love shrooms Sophie ❤
  5. Cheila Belinda Cruz
    February 10, 2018 at 7:36 pm  ·  Reply
    Why do I come to your blog before dinner? Now I’m craving everything
  6. Italian Goodness
    February 11, 2018 at 2:14 am  ·  Reply
    Just a curiosity... did you know that in Italian “orzo” means Barley? Keep it in mind if you’ll ever order Orzo in an Italian restaurant 😉!
  8. kasiawrites
    February 11, 2018 at 4:12 am  ·  Reply
    That looks yum! Hope you feel better soon!
  9. Diana Tyler (Eccentric Muse)
    February 11, 2018 at 3:47 pm  ·  Reply
    Another yummy recipe! Thanks for taking the time to share. I hope things get better on your end soon. Take care and God bless.
  10. Megala
    February 12, 2018 at 7:54 am  ·  Reply
    Peas & mushroom, a wonderful pair ! Like your beautiful long grain rice !!
  11. Vero and Canito in the kitchen
    February 12, 2018 at 12:39 pm  ·  Reply
    Great salad, Sophie! I have gotten definitely inspired! :-) Thank you for sharing :-)
  12. Greedyeats -Neha
    February 13, 2018 at 3:45 pm  ·  Reply
    Such a fantastic salad. I love barley!!! Thanks for the recipe. <3
  13. Margaret from soulfood101blog
    February 13, 2018 at 4:54 pm  ·  Reply
    So glad things slowed down for you. This meal looks and sounds amazing! I am guessing I could add some kind of meat to it too, maybe chicken? I must pester you to death with all these, "can I do this or that" to your already perfect recipes :):)
  14. msw blog
    February 16, 2018 at 7:17 am  ·  Reply
    Great recipe. I love orzo you and your readers may enjoy these orzo recipes https://reallifeofanmsw.com/?s=orzo

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