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  • vegetable oil
  • 1 red onion
    chopped
  • 250g pack cooked beetroot
    (not in vinegar), chopped into small chunks (reserve the juice)
  • 200g orzo
    pasta
  • 700ml hot chicken or vegetable stock
  • small bunch dill
    chopped, a few fronds reserved, to serve
  • 100g feta cheese
    crumbled

Nutrition: per serving

  • kcal408
    low
  • fat9g
    low
  • saturates5g
  • carbs59g
  • sugars12g
  • fibre6g
  • protein23g
  • salt2.1g
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Method

  • step 1

    Heat a little oil in a saucepan, add the onion and cook for 8 mins until soft.

  • step 2

    Add the beetroot, plus any juice from the pack, the orzo, hot stock and a little seasoning to the pan. Bubble until the stock has been absorbed and the orzo is cooked through, about 15 mins.

  • step 3

    Add the dill and taste for seasoning. Serve in shallow bowls with the feta and reserved dill fronds scattered on top.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, August 2013

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A star rating of 4.5 out of 5.28 ratings

floozeygirl

Absolutely gorgeous and great for lunch the next day. Wish I'd tried this sooner

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alessiog

tip

orzotto is made of pearl barley not orzo pasta https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orzotto

Billy_Brown

A star rating of 5 out of 5.

Created an account just to say how delicious this was!

darkidunna

A star rating of 4 out of 5.

Tasty, well balanced and very fast dish.

Caraway seeds or a squeeze of lemon juice will be great seasoning for this :)

Good also as cold salad.

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kasiakoczwara

I agree - lovely! I added sliced garlic (2 cloves) and used baked beet rather then cooked (extra flavor), and grated not in chunks. Beautiful color and really delicious!

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