Side Dish Dilema?

Question

I'm grilling asparagus and pork tenderloin for dinner tonight, and want something else to go with it.
Normaly I would make a salad, but there is no fresh lettuce. But that's about all I don't have right now, so I don't want to go to the store.

Bonus points if you can think of a way for me to use up some orzo, fresh tomatos, and/or some fresh apples.

Thanks in advance!

Answer 1

I was going to suggest red potatos, but if you want to use your orzo and tomato, here's a good one:

Orzo and Tomato Salad with Feta Cheese
6 servings

INGREDIENTS
1 cup uncooked orzo pasta
1/4 cup pitted green olives
1 cup diced feta cheese
3 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
3 tablespoons chopped fresh dill
1 ripe tomato, chopped
1/4 cup virgin olive oil
1/8 cup lemon juice
salt and pepper to taste

DIRECTIONS
Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook orzo for 8 to 10 minutes, or until al dente; drain, and rinse with cold water.
When orzo is cool, transfer to a medium bowl and mix in olives, feta cheese, parsley, dill, and tomato. In a small bowl, whisk together oil and lemon juice. Pour over pasta, and mix well. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Chill before serving.

Answer 2

for the orzo you can make mushroom oro, we love it
Mushroom orzo
2 qt Water
1 1/4 c Orzo pasta uncooked
1 ea Garlic clove pressed
1 c Mushrooms chopped
2 ea Scallions chopped
1 tb Olive oil
1/4 ts Black pepper
Bring water to a boil in a pan. Stir in the orzo & cook until al dente. This should take about 7 minutes. Drain & set aside. Saute the garlic mushrooms & scallions in the oil in a skillet until soft about 3 minutes. Stir in the orzo cook for a further 2 minutes. Sprinkle with pepper & serve.
you can use the apples with the pork, here's a another recipe
pork loin & apples
2-pound boneless pork loin roast
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 teaspoon ground ginger, divided
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon, divided
1/2 cup dry white wine
1/4 cup honey
1 tablespoon lemon juice
2 apples, cored, peeled, and sliced into wedges

Rub pork loin with olive oil, pepper and 1/2 teaspoon each ginger, nutmeg and cinnamon. In a small bowl, stir together the other half of the spices with the wine, honey, lemon juice and apple wedges. Roast pork in shallow pan in a 350 degrees F. oven for 45 minutes to an hour

Answer 3

Try making a pasta salad, but with orzo instead of regular pasta. Just cook the orzo in chicken stock. When it's done, add the tomatos and any other veggies you have on hand. I also like adding sliced almonds or cashews which I toast lightly in a dry pan for about 5 min. Toss with your favorite salad dressing or a balsamic vinagrette.

Answer 4

slice your tomatoe cold from fridge, drizzle with olive oil salt pepper and oregano. Turn to season all sides place back in fridge it's real tasty. Orzo with butter with some of the salted water you heat the orzo with. Sprinkle a mix of 2Tflour cinnamon and sugar 1 T each and 2 T soft butter bake 15 minutes in oven proof glass.

Answer 5

Here u go

1 pound orzo
2 cloves garlic, chopped
2 lemons, juiced
1 cup extra-virgin olive oil
2 cups cherry tomatoes, halved
1/4 cup roughly chopped Italian parsley leaves

In salted, boiling water, cook the orzo until al dente. Strain and cool. Whisk together the garlic, lemon juice, and extra-virgin olive oil. In a large bowl, toss the orzo together with the tomatoes, parsley, and olive oil mixture. Season, to taste, with salt and fresh ground pepper.

Answer 6

Orzo with Roasted Tomatoes and Garlic (Orzo con Pomodori Arrosti ed Aglio) Ease of preparation: average

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Cook time: 9 minutes

Servings: 4-6






Ingredients

2 cups (2 ozuncesfresh basil leaves
1/4 cuppine nuts
3 clovesgarlic
1/2 tteaspoonsalt
1/3 cup + 2 tablespoonsextra virgin olive oil, divided
1 jarBARILLA Roasted Garlic Sauce
3 cupschicken broth
1/2 teaspoonfinely chopped fresh rosemary leaves (may substitute 1/4 tsp. dried rosemary)
1/2 tablespoonfinely chopped fresh thyme (may substitute 1/4 tsp. dried for fresh)
1/2 cupBARILLA Orzo


Pesto Sauce:
PLACE basil, pine nuts, garlic and salt in blender or food processor; mix well. Gradually add 1/3 cup oil, blending until mixture is thickened. Transfer to small bowl; set aside.
COMBINE Roasted Garlic & Onion Sauce, broth, 2 tablespoons oil, rosemary and thyme in small pot; bring to boil.
COOK Orzo according to package directions in a separate pot. Drain.
ADD Orzo to sauce pot and cook 9 minutes.
SERVE soup in bowls; dollop each serving with 2 tablespoons of pesto sauce

Answer 7

Here is one from www.kraftfoods.com. You can substitute the veggies for the tomatoes. Yummm!
Parmesan Orzo Primavera
1 can (14-1/2 oz.) chicken broth
1 cup orzo pasta, uncooked
2-1/2 cups chopped fresh vegetables, such as broccoli, carrots, green onions, red peppers
1/3 cup KRAFT 100% Grated Parmesan Cheese



COMBINE chicken broth and pasta in medium saucepan. Stir in 1/3 cup water. Bring to boil. Reduce heat to medium-low; cover and simmer 7 minutes.
ADD vegetables; mix well. Cook an additional 5 minutes. Remove from heat.
STIR in Parmesan cheese.




KRAFT KITCHENS TIPS


Substitute
Substitute your favorite frozen mixed vegetable medley for the chopped fresh vegetables.

Answer 8

After you drain your orzo, saute them in lots of butter and drench them with bread crumbs then serve them as hot as you can to get the benefit of the crispy bread crumbs.

I would then cut up one or two Tomato's into wedges, and slice an apple real thin and in segments and make a salad out of this by adding some Mayonnaise in which you have added some cinnamon and curry powder plus a tad salt and pepper. If you have any interesting cheeses available I would dice it up real fine and sprinkle it over the salad.

Bon Aperitif!

Answer 9

With apples :
In a pot, boil a liter of red wine with a couple of cloves, 80 grams (sorry) of sugar, a touch of cinamon. peel off the apples, take off the seeds. Put the apples in the wine, cook for about 7 minutes, take them out. Dispose in a dish, pour the wine on top, decorate with some greens (mint is good). You can also add a touch of raspberry syrup, or chocolate, if you have.

2nd recipe :
Peel off the apple, take the seeds away. Slice them a little thick. In a pan, put butter and when hot, had the slices. cook for 2-3 minutes, add a little sugar, turn up the heat full and pour dark rhum on top, light the fire. While burning, turn the slices, and take it off the stove. Delicious. You can do the same with bananas

Tomatoe recipe:
Cut the tomatoes in 2
On each part, add a little of olive oil, salt-pepper, some shredded parsley and garlic, and finally, bread crumbs. Put in the oven, but careful not to overcook the tomatoes.

Bon appétit,

Mouchie

Answer 10

How about a chilled orzo salad? Just cook up the orzo, dice the tomatoes into it, add peeled and diced apples and if you have black olives, magnifique!! Slice them in half and add the whole can, drained of course. Mix with one cup of italian or ranch style dressing, and you've got a pretty colorful salad!!