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Greek Salad Kritharoto

Orzo cooked risotto-style in hot stock, then married to a sauté of peppers, onion and ripe tomato, and finished with melting feta, olives, capers and oregano. Greek salad flavours in a creamy, spoonable pasta.

  • YieldServes 4 to 6
  • Hands-on45 min
  • Total48 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

  • 1600 mlvegetable stock, hot; extra to loosen at the end if needed
  • 1 tbspunsalted butter
  • 90 mlextra-virgin olive oil, divided: 1 tbsp for the orzo, 3 tbsp for the vegetables, 2 tbsp to finish; Greek if possible
  • 225 gorzo
  • 1large red onion, chopped
  • 1large green bell pepper, seeded and coarsely chopped
  • 2 clovesgarlic, finely chopped
  • 900 gripe tomatoes, chopped, with their juices (about 6 cups)
  • 225 gGreek feta or Cretan xynomyzithra, crumbled (about 1 1/2 cups)
  • 75 gkalamata olives, sliced (about 1/2 cup)
  • 2 tbspcapers, rinsed and drained
  • 3 tbspfresh oregano, chopped
  • to tastesea salt

Diet

  • Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)
  • Mediterranean

Contains

  • Gluten
  • Dairy
  • Celery
  • Goat, sheep, buffalo or camel milk
  • Wheat
  • Olive
  • Nightshades (any)
  • Tomato
  • Bell (sweet) pepper
  • Onion family (any)
  • Onion
  • Garlic
  • Carrot
  • Oregano
  • Lactose
  • FODMAPs (any)
  • Capers

Taste

  • Sweet
  • Sour / bright
  • Salty
  • Umami / savory
  • Bitter
  • Richness / fat
  • Herbal / fresh

Texture

  • Creamy

Equipment

  • Stovetop

Season

  • Summer

Occasion

  • Weeknight

Effort

  • 20–45 min active
  • 30–60 min total
  • Difficulty 2
  • Leftovers-friendly

Nutrition

  • Calories: moderate
  • Protein: moderate
  • Carbs: high
  • Fat: high
  • Fiber: moderate
  • Sodium: high

Budget

  • Budget: low

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