Orzo Pasta Salad with Corn, Green Beans, Tomatoes

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Orzo Pasta Salad with Corn, Green Beans, Tomatoes Ingredients

1 lb Green Beans	1/2 c Shallot
1 1/2 cups Orzo pasta	2 tablespoon Dijon mustard
3 ears Corn	2 tablespoon Tarragon fresh minced
1/2 c White wine vinegar	2 cups Cherry tomatoes
1/2 c Olive oil

Instructions for Orzo Pasta Salad with Corn, Green Beans, Tomatoes

boil water and trim beans to 2-inch lengths. cook until barely tender, 3-5 min. drain (save water) and immerse in ice water

fill pan with saved hot water and bring back to boil. add orzo and cook until barely tender, 8-10 min. drain and rinse with cold water.

husk corn and cut kernals off

dressing: combine vinegar, oil, shallot, mustard, tarragon and salt/pepper to taste.

Mix pasta with 1/2 c of dressing, layer all ingredients together and save rest of dressing in refrig until serving. Add more dressing as needed.

Main Ingredient: PastaCuisine: American

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Beans

Cherry Tomatoes

Corn

Dijon Mustard

Olive Oil

Pasta

Shallot

Tarragon

White Wine

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Delicious as written, and also optionally with a bit of finely chopped fresh mint. [I made edits to this recipe.]

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on Mar 8 2008 9:03PM

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Really superb, light salad. I cut down on the dressing (by half), and reduced the dijon mustard ratio due to personal preference of the diners. Flavors were really terrific! A great springtime/summer salad.

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on Mar 8 2008 9:01PM

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