chicken florentine salad with orzo pasta

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• salad:
• 2 cups orzo pasta
• 2 (10 ounce) packages baby spinach
• 3 cups chopped grilled chicken
• 2 roma tomatoes, diced
• 1/2 cup pine nuts
• 1/4 cup chopped sun-dried tomatoes
• 2 tablespoons capers, or to taste (optional)
• dressing:
• 1 cup balsamic vinegar
• 1/3 cup olive oil
• 1/4 cup white sugar
• 2 tablespoons dried parsley
• 2 teaspoons dried basil
• 2 cloves garlic, pressed
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 teaspoon salt
• freshly ground black pepper to taste
• 1/4 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese, or to taste

Recipe

Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 10 mins Ready Time: 40 mins


• bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. cook orzo in the boiling water, stirring occasionally until cooked through but firm to the bite, 10 to 11 minutes. drain and rinse under cold water.
• mix orzo, spinach, chicken, tomatoes, pine nuts, sun-dried tomatoes, and capers in a large bowl.
• whisk balsamic vinegar, olive oil, sugar, parsley, basil, garlic, oregano, salt, and pepper together in a bowl; drizzle over salad. toss to coat. sprinkle parmesan cheese over salad.