Summer-Fresh Orzo Salad | Recipe Saver

Ingredients

• ***For the basil vinaigrette:***
• 1 clove garlic, smashed
• 1 teaspoon lemon zest
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice, plus more, to taste
• 1/2 cup basil, packed
• 1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil
• 1/4 teaspoon sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt, plus more, to taste
• pepper, to taste
• ***For the orzo salad:***
• 8 ounces orzo
• 4 cups baby spinach, packed
• 1 pint cherry tomatoes, halved
• 4 ounces feta, crumbled
• 1/3 cup pine nuts, toasted
• 6 basil leaves, thinly sliced into ribbons