spanakopita orzo

My Spinach Orzo Salad is a delicious blend of Mediterranean flavors inspired by spanakopita. Combining 🧀 feta, spinach, and 🌿 dill with orzo pasta creates a comforting and irresistible dish.

Spinach Orzo Salad

salt (to taste)

orzo ((8 ounces 190 grams))

olive oil

onions (finely diced)

garlic

spinach (chopped and frozen (100 grams))

feta ((about 3/4 cup) measure with your heart)

dill (finely chopped + fresh)

Cook the orzo in salted water until al dente. Note: the water should be as salty as the sea as it&#39;s your only chance to flavor the orzo. Salt the water after it comes to a boil, stir, and add in the orzo.

In the meantime, warm the oil in a pan over medium heat. Add the onions and cook, stirring occasionally, 2 to 3 minutes. Add in the garlic and continue to cook until softened, about another 2 minutes.

Add the frozen chopped spinach to the pan and cook until fully thawed. The pan should be dry when you slide a wooden spoon through the mixture.

Drain the cooked orzo from the water and add it into the pan. Stir.

Crumble in the feta and dill. Stir until the feta has warmed through, serve, and enjoy!

I saw this on Instagram and I knew I had to try it. I love it so much that I felt like I had to rate the recipe  I just made this and it was so easy! It has all of the cozy flavors of spanakopita that I am always craving. I definitely measured the feta with my heart and ended up using 1 1/2 cups. I am so excited to use this recipe throughout the summer time!

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✨You can find the full printable recipe with tips and directions on my website which is linked here:

🌐 https://themodernnonna.com/spinach-and-feta-orzo/

Spinach and feta orzo. What happens when you pair the flavors of spanakopita with an orzo pasta salad? You get my brilliant and irresistible Spinach and Feta Orzo! The idea came to me the other day when my mom set out to make spinach and rice soup. The concept was even better in reality than I had imagined.

INGREDIENTS
salt
orzo
olive oil
yellow onions
cloves of garlic
frozen spinach
feta
fresh dill

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🌿🧀Spinach & Feta Orzo Recipe That Will Blow Your Mind! 🤯 #SpinachRecipe #OrzoRecipe #Spanakopita

A Greek classic transformed into a nutritious, midweek meal that's ready in 30 minutes. This spanakopita orzo is going to be a regular on your dinner table.

Spanakopita Orzo

4tbsp Pine Nuts

Onion

Garlic Clove

White Wine

Spinach

Rocket

Orzo

Vegetable Stock

Dill

Lemon

Feta

Salt

Black Pepper

Heat the oven to 160°C. Tip the pine nuts onto a baking tray and roast for 10-12 mins until golden.

Finely slice the onion and chop the garlic. Heat a splash of oil in the biggest pot you have, then add the onion and fry for 10 mins over a medium heat. Add the garlic, cook for another 2 mins and pour in the wine, cooking off until evaporated. 

Add a big handful of spinach and rocket – it will take a few goes to get it all wilted down. Keep wilting and adding the leaves until it’s all used up, then remove the mixture from the pan and set aside to cool.

Tip the orzo into the pan along with the vegetable stock. Give it a mix once its added to the pot to prevent sticking, bring it up to a simmer, cover with a lid and cook for 10 mins until the liquid has been absorbed. 

Meanwhile, squeeze as much of the liquid out of the spinach mix as you can, then finely chop. Finely chop the dill and mix most of it through the orzo, along with the chopped spinach. Grate in the zest of the lemon with a squeeze of the juice, then season with salt and pepper. 

Serve the orzo in bowls topped with crumbled feta, the pine nuts and the remaining dill. 

Stunning. I used all spinach and a good glug of EVOO on top. 🤤 This will be a staple for us!

felt like it was missing something as a meal on its own but was great as a side to a bbq, then used the leftovers to stuff some peppers, would make again 

so tasty and summery! I added juice from half the lemon which made it very fresh and used parsley instead of dill.

eating it cold is even better and sunflower seeds work beautifully with it too for some extra crunch 

Really liked this one. Added chilli oil, used parsley instead of dill, and ended up needing juice of the whole lemon (for 4 ppl) to balance the flavours

didn’t include rocket and used frozen spinach 

Easy to make, very tasty, very popular. We replaced the onion with 2 shallots, which worked very well. When making it again adding a leek or two might be good.

Really delicious! I used half the amount of dill, and added a decent amount of salt and pepper - also some marmite to the veg stock and lots of lemon juice right at the end. Super yummy 

I realized I didn’t have feta, but the overall recipe was great! I would actually add more spinach for my taste

nice as an accompaniment to something - not sure what- it’s a bit bland to eat on its own. tasty but needs something…??

was really delicious. didn't have white wine or dill. didn't do things separately, chopped up spinach and rocket and added at the end. will definitely make again.

so delicious! would be really nice cold the next day for lunch too! I toasted the pine nuts in a dry pan, rather than oven. 100% making this again 

what could you replace the white wine with? looks beautiful!

tasty- i used half the amount of dill  as anymore dill would have been too overpowering for me taste

Really tasty recipe. It seemed a bit of a waste of time/energy to heat the oven up just to toast some pine nuts, so just did them in a dry pan. But really yummy flavour & felt very nourishing!

Delicious. I doubled the feta and pine nuts. I tasted it towards the end of the cooking and was a bit underwhelmed, but once I’d added in the lemon juice and zest it came alive! Will absolutely make again.

Delicious! my new go to recipe for long shifts!

Delicious - we added some puree beetroot for some extra veggies

Delish! I used frozen kale for convenience which worked really well. Also forgot the wine with no drama

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