Orzo with Roasted Summer Vegetables
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Orzo with Roasted Summer Vegetables
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Ingredients
- 1 ear of corn, husk removed & cleaned
- 5-6 button mushrooms, diced
- ½ small yellow onion, diced
- 1½ tbsp olive oil
- Pinch of crushed red pepper flakes, to taste
- Sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste
- 5 asparagus spears, wooden ends removed and chopped
- ½ cup cherry tomatoes
- ½ cup sun gold tomatoes
- 1 zucchini, diced
- 2-3 cloves of garlic, chopped finely
- 1 cup baby spinach, chopped
- 8 oz orzo, cooked in salted water, per package instructions *Reserve 1/2 cup cooking liquid
- 2 tbsp good butter
- Juice & zest from 1 lemon, plus more for serving
- ¼ cup Parmesan cheese, finely grated, plus more for serving
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
- Boil a pan of salted water and place the cleaned ear of corn into the water. Cook for 3 minutes then remove the corn from the boiling water.
- Set aside to allow the corn to cool completely. Once cool, cut the kernels off the cob with a knife into a bowl. Set aside.
- Place the mushrooms and onions together on the baking sheet then drizzle with one tablespoon of olive oil and season with crushed red pepper, sea salt & freshly cracked pepper, to taste; toss to coat evenly. Roast for 10 minutes.
- Add the asparagus, tomatoes, zucchini, and garlic then drizzle with remaining olive oil then toss the veggies.
- Roast for another 5 minutes then add the corn and chopped baby spinach, toss the veggie then continue to roast for 1-2 minutes. Remove from the oven and set aside to cool.
- Cook the orzo in salted water until al dente, per package instructions. Drain, reserving 1/2 cup pasta cooking water.
- Add the butter, lemon juice, and lemon zest to the orzo and toss to coat evenly. Add the parmesan cheese and a bit of reserved pasta water, as needed, then toss to coat evenly.
- Add the roasted veggies then toss until well mixed. Taste then season with sea salt and lots of freshly cracked pepper, to taste.
- Serve with additional lemon and parmesan on the side. Enjoy.
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