Herb Orzo Salad Recipe — The Mom 100

Ingredients

• 12 ounces dried orzo
• ¼ cup olive oil
• Juice and zest of 1 lemon
• 1 tablespoon unseasoned rice wine vinegar
• Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper ((to taste))
• 2 bell peppers ((finely diced))
• 1 small red onion ((finely diced))
• 1 small bulb fennel ((finely diced))
• ½ cup roughly chopped fresh basil
• ½ cup roughly chopped fresh mint
• ½ cup roughly chopped parsley
• 1 4-ounce log fresh goat cheese ((crumbled - approximately ⅔ cup; optional))