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Orzo Pasta Salad with Bacon & Parmesan Vinaigrette

Published: Jul 3, 2018 · This post may contain affiliate links

Today's recipe is this gorgeous Orzo Pasta Salad with Bacon & Parmesan Vinaigrette Recipe! Perfect for summer dinners, picnics, and really any day you want a delicious salad. I love making cold salads for the summer. They look beautiful on the table and you don't have to heat up your house making them.

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Orzo Pasta Salad with Bacon & Parmesan Vinaigrette
Great Side Dish Recipes
Orzo Pasta Salad with Bacon and Parmesan Vinaigrette
Ingredients
Parmesan Vinagrette
Instructions
Nutrition

Orzo Pasta Salad with Bacon & Parmesan Vinaigrette

Can you believe we are already deep into June! I am not sure where this year is going but it is flying by so quickly. It feels like it was just Christmas and Valentine's day and now we are only weeks away from the Fourth of July!

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Orzo Pasta Salad Ingredients

  • Orzo pasta
  • Frozen corn
  • Frozen petite peas
  • Cherry or grape tomatoes
  • Carrots
  • Red onion
  • Green onions
  • Bacon

Parmesan Vinaigrette Ingredients

  • Olive oil
  • White balsamic vinegar
  • Parmesan cheese
  • Garlic
  • Dijon mustard
  • Honey
  • Dried basil
  • Salt
  • Pepper

Recipe Tips

This is delicious served at room temperature or cold.

Keep in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.

Note: I like a more sweet and vinegary dressing, so that's the way the recipe is written. You could suggest starting with less and adding more if desired. This dressing is very adaptable, so they can easily make it to suit their own tastes.

As with any pasta salad, this soaks up the dressing, so the next day I drizzled in some more balsamic to moisten it up.

Some variations to the dressing would be lemon, regular balsamic, red wine vinegar, olives, crushed red pepper...and the list goes on.

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Orzo Pasta Salad with Bacon and Parmesan Vinaigrette

Easy Orzo Pasta Salad with Bacon & Parmesan Vinaigrette perfect for barbecues and picnics. 
Print Rate
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 35 minutes
Servings: 6
Calories: 727kcal
Author: Tammilee Tips

Ingredients

  • 16 ounces Orzo pasta
  • 1 Cup frozen corn thawed
  • 1 Cup frozen petite peas thawed
  • 1 Cup Cherry tomatoes quartered
  • 1 Cup Carrots shredded
  • ¼ Cup red onion finely sliced
  • 2 green onions thinly sliced
  • 6 slices Bacon cooked and crumbled

Parmesan Vinagrette

  • ¾ Cup Olive Oil
  • ½ Cup white balsamic vinegar
  • ⅓ Cup Parmesan Cheese finely grated
  • 1 clove Garlic crushed
  • 1 Teaspoon Dijon Mustard
  • 1 Tablespoon Honey
  • 1 Teaspoon Dried Basil
  • ¼ Teaspoon Salt
  • ½ Teaspoon Black Pepper
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Instructions

  • Cook the Orzo pasta according to the directions, drain, rinse with cold water and drain again.
  • In a large bowl, add the pasta, all of the vegetables and bacon. Stir to combine.
  • In a separate bowl, whisk together all of the dressing ingredients except the Parmesan cheese.
  • When the dressing is smooth and creamy, taste and adjust the seasoning to your liking. Don't add salt yet, because the Parmesan is salty.
  • Add the Parmesan to the dressing and whisk again until completely blended.
  • Pour the dressing over the pasta salad and mix well.
  • Taste and adjust the seasonings again.

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts
Orzo Pasta Salad with Bacon and Parmesan Vinaigrette
Amount Per Serving
Calories 727 Calories from Fat 342
% Daily Value*
Fat 38g58%
Saturated Fat 7g44%
Cholesterol 18mg6%
Sodium 370mg16%
Potassium 523mg15%
Carbohydrates 77g26%
Fiber 5g21%
Sugar 11g12%
Protein 17g34%
Vitamin A 4040IU81%
Vitamin C 17.7mg21%
Calcium 110mg11%
Iron 2.3mg13%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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Recipe originally shared on July 3, 2018. Updated January 2021

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Comments

  1. Ellen Christian (

    July 11, 2015 at 8:53 am

    I absolutely love orzo! This sounds so delicious. I need to try it soon.

    Reply
  2. valmg

    July 10, 2015 at 5:41 pm

    I love the colors of this dish! It sounds yummy, I could go for some right now.

    Reply
  3. Aubrey

    July 10, 2015 at 2:48 pm

    Very interesting recipe. It looks like it would taste good.

    Reply
  4. Kelsey Apley

    July 09, 2015 at 10:29 am

    Oh that sounds amazing! I have never had Orzo but I want to try it, I think we would love this salad!

    Reply
  5. Melissa Ann

    June 21, 2015 at 11:42 am

    This looks so good! Perfect recipe for Summer, and I definitely want to try it soon 🙂

    Reply
  6. Sabrina

    June 20, 2015 at 9:55 pm

    I love orzo salad and usually make it with shrimp and feta from an old Ina recipe. The addition of bacon here is great!

    Reply

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