Orzo Pasta with Cherry Tomato's, Feta Cheese, Green Onions and Chopped Walnuts

This is a great pasta side dish that's so good you could eat it as a main course. Typically, this dish would be made with pine nuts, but I find chopped walnuts so much better. But what really takes this dish to the next level is the warmed Feta cheese, so good!

Ingredients:
1/2 pound Orzo pasta
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 cup quartered cherry tomato's
1/2 cup diced green onions
3 tablespoons chopped walnuts
1/2 cup crumbled Feta
2 crushed garlic cloves
1 tablespoon rough chopped Italian parsley
Salt and pepper

Preparation:

Cook the Orzo pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water for 10 minutes, a minute more of you like the texture a little less firm. Drain and set a side.

 

Take your 12" sauté pan and heat to medium high and add 1 generous tablespoon of olive oil. When the oil is hot add the pasta and mix well and bring up to serving temperature. Add the cherry tomato's, green onions, walnuts, garlic, parsley and Feta cheese. Cook the pasta for 2 minutes and serve.

 

To serve, place the pasta on a serving plate or large bowl. Garnish the dish with a little Feta cheese, diced green onions, chopped Italian parsley and a drizzle of olive oil.