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An easy summer dinner with gorgeous pops of flavour in every bite! The lemon and herb orzo is mixed with roasted cherry tomatoes and topped with toasted pine nuts and vegan feta cheese | Recipe on thecookandhim.com | #orzo #pasta #veganpasta #veganmeal #plantbased #vegancheese #dairyfree

Lemon and Herb Orzo with Roasted Tomatoes

Prep: 5 mins | Cook: 25 mins | Total: 30 mins | Quantity: serves 4

Ingredients

Roasted Tomatoes:

  • 3 cups (420g) cherry tomatoes
  • 2 tblsp oil
  • 4-5 cloves garlic – peeled
  • 5 sprigs fresh thyme
  • 1 tblsp agave or maple syrup
  • 1 tsp smoked paprika
  • salt and pepper

Pasta

Dressing:

  • 2 tblsp balsamic vinegar
  • juice of 1 lemon
  • 2 tblsp grated vegan parmesan
  • handful each of chopped fresh basil, parsley and chives
  • 1 tsp onion powder
  • salt and pepper

To finish:

  • Toasted pine nuts
  • Vegan feta cheese

Instructions

  1. Heat your oven to 180 Fan / 200 C / 400 F / Gas 6
  2. Tip the tomatoes and peeled whole garlic cloves onto a baking tray, drizzle over the olive oil, syrup, paprika, salt and pepper and thyme sprigs. Toss everything together on the tray then roast for 25 minutes
  3. Bring a large pan of salted water to the boil then tip in the orzo. Cook according to packet instructions
  4. To make the dressing simply stir together all the ingredients in a large bowl
  5. When the orzo pasta is cooked, drain and add that to the dressing
  6. Remove and discard the thyme stalks from the roasted tomatoes
  7. Remove the garlic from the tomatoes and roughly chop then add to the orzo
  8. Stir the roasted tomatoes into the pasta and mix everything together really well
  9. Transfer to serving bowls and sprinkle over the toasted pine nuts and crumbled vegan feta cheese

Notes

  • This pasta dish is just as delicious cold as leftovers as it is freshly made so don't be afraid of making too much for one meal!

Recipe by The Cook & Him at https://thecookandhim.com/recipes/lemon-and-herb-orzo-with-roasted-tomatoes/