- ¾ cup Orzo pastaor whole wheat orzo, uncooked
- 4 large Tomatoessliced
- 16 small fresh Basilleaves
- 1 pouch (11 ounces) light Can of tunain water
- 1 cup cubed part-skim Mozzarella
- 3 tbsp Basilminced fresh
- 2 tbsp Olive oil
- 2 tbsp Balsamic vinegar
- â…› tsp Salt
- â…› tsp Black pepper
Orzo Tuna Salad with Tomatoes
In this Orzo Tuna Salad with Tomatoes recipe, I use whole wheat orzo pasta when I want to help lower my calorie intake. But sometimes I prefer to use normal, white floured orzo for a hearty lunch.
A simple lunchtime meal that can be prepared in just minutes and ensures a nutritionally balance and extremely tasty, healthy meal for you and anyone you wish to share it with!
To make Orzo Tuna Salad with Tomatoes, you will need the following ingredients:
Steps to make Orzo Tuna Salad with Tomatoes
1 | Cook orzo | 8 |
Cook ¾ cups of orzo pasta according to package instructions. | ||
2 | Arrange tomatoes and basil | 2 |
On serving plates, arrange 4 large tomatoes that have been sliced and place a whole basil leaf on top of each. | ||
3 | Drain and rinse orzo | 2 |
Once cooked, drain and rinse the orzo pasta and transfer to a large mixing bowl. | ||
4 | Prepare salad | 2 |
Mix in 1 pouch of tuna, 1 cup of mozzarella cheese and 3 tablespoons of fresh, minced basil and combine. | ||
5 | Prepare dressing | 3 |
In a small bowl, whisk 2 tablespoons of olive oil, 2 tablespoons of balsamic vinegar, â…› teaspoon of salt and â…› teaspoon of pepper until well combined. Drizzle over salad and toss to combine. | ||
6 | Serve | |
Portion spoonfuls of the dressed salad over the tomato and basil slices to serve. Enjoy! | ||
Recipe Reviews
Going to be making this twice every week to take with me to the gym it taste just as refreshing as it looks and takes up no time at all.
Delicious and easy to perfect this orzo tuna salad, loved every bite.
Great even cold thanks so much for sharing this recipe with us, it's amazing.
Added some sundried tomatos and put this in a taco wrap instead of on some tomatos cause I don't like tomato juice.
Love me some Italian food and this orzo tuna salad is the BOMB!
This is absolutely DELICIOUS! and extremely affordable to make, I'll be making it again for sure.
Very light meal so I recommend only making this for a snack or lunch time instead of dinner.
Me and my husband love this salad just as much as the penne and tuna though leaning towards this one more so far.
It's not the most filling meal but it's great for a day of workout or when you're just not that hungry haha.
Very tasty! It's got a lot of great spices and next time I'm going to add some crunchy garlic bread crumbs.
Brought it in to work for lunch very filling, wonderful dish that gave me a lot of leftovers.
I made this with some brown jasmine rice intead of orzo because the first time when I made it with orzo it just wasn't as flavorful but the rice really soaks the spices in.
Well done! Verified!
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