Looking for a light lunch with an Italian twist that you can also easily take with you in your Boho-Tiffin? 🇮🇹 Then this tasty orzo salad is highly recommended! Perfectly filled with delicious vegetables, chicken, mozzarella and a hint of lemon. Enjoy Italian style! 🇮🇹
Ingredients (for 2 persons):
- 150g orzo
- 200g chicken fillet, diced
- 250g cherry tomatoes (I used the ones on the branch)
- 250g mozzarella mini (good quality)
- 100g black olives slices
- 5 sun-dried tomatoes
- 4 tsp red pesto
- 1 organic lemon
- 15g fresh basil
- 1/2 bouillon cube (chicken)
- Olive oil
- 2 tsp fries spices
- 2 tsp Italian herbs
- Salt and pepper
- Bring a pan of water to the boil, add the 1/2 stock cube and cook the orzo according to the package. Drain, rinse briefly with cold water and let cool completely.
- In a bowl, mix the chicken fillet with 1 tbsp olive oil, 2 tsp fries herbs, 2 tsp Italian herbs and salt and pepper. Mix well and fry the chicken in a pan until done.
- Cut the cherry tomatoes in quarters and the sun-dried tomatoes in pieces and add them together with the sliced olives to another large bowl. Then add the red pesto and the basil (in pieces) and mix well.
- Add the cooled orzo, mozzarella and fried chicken fillet cubes to the bowl and mix well again.
- Season with the juice of a whole lemon, salt and pepper. Finish with some extra basil and enjoy!
Enjoy your meal!
Love Jessie
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