Spring Pea Orzo

11 ingredients
3 steps

Ingredients

  • 4 Lemons
  • 8 ounces Uncooked orzo
  • 1/4 cup Minced shallot
  • 2 tablespoons Extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
  • 1/2 teaspoon Table salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon Fresh ground black pepper
  • 1.5 cups Cooked fresh or frozen peas
  • 1 cup Fresh snow peas or sugar snap peas, blanched and chopped
  • 1/2 cup Sliced almonds, toasted
  • 1 cup Fresh chopped herbs such as mint, chives and parsley

Directions

  1. 1
    Grate zest from lemons to equal 2 tsp. Cut lemons in half; squeeze juice from lemons to equal 1/2 cup.
  2. 2
    Prepare pasta according to package directions. Whisk together shallots, next 4 ingredients, and lemon juice. Toss together pasta and shallot mixture. Cover with plastic wrap, and chill 1 to 48 hours.
  3. 3
    Toss together pasta, peas, snow peas, next 2 ingredients, and lemon zest just before serving. Add salt, pepper, and additional lemon juice to taste.

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