Orzo Pasta Lunch Salad | City Market / Onion River Co-op

Ingredients

• 1 clove garlic (peeled)
• 1 cup basil, fresh
• 5 tomato, sun-dried (halves, roughly chopped)
• 3 tablespoons red wine vinegar
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 tablespoon water
• pinch salt
• pinch black pepper
• 1⁄2 cup orzo (dry)
• 1⁄2 cup artichoke hearts (quartered)
• 1 cup bell pepper, red (finely-diced)
• 2 cups spinach (roughly-chopped)
• 3⁄4 pound ham (cut into bite-sized pieces)
• 4 tablespoons cheese, parmesan (shredded (optional))