notes on an orzo salad

[mangaroo]

I am spending a fortune on lunch these days, picking up three dolmas and a half pint of bleu cheese and orzo salad from Andronico's. I can't make my own dolmas because I am incompetent, but it occurs to me that I ought to be able to do the orzo. The visible ingredients

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[firesign10]

A light drizzle of balsamic vinaigrette.

[mangaroo]

Thank you! (Moms know everything.)

[mvrdrk]

salt and/or white pepper, and a tiny bit of olive oil, in addition to the vinegar

the thing is, the orzo will stick together without a tiny bit of oil coating, you may not be able to detect the oil, but you'll definitely notice the clumping if you leave it off

it's worth experimenting with and seeing what happens, though

[mangaroo]

I hope my experiments are tasty. Thanks for the info on the oil. I've never cooked orzo before and would have been distressed by a clumpy result.

I suspected there was pepper in there, but didn't see any tell-tale flakes. Now I know it must have been cleverly disguised as white pepper.

[mvrdrk]

When thinking of orzo, think pasta. Let me know how it turns out! I'll make it too! I've started bringing in salad makings to try and force my group to eat lunch together more often. Saves money, too.

[mvrdrk]

I know you don't make it to your box unless you know there is something there, so I wantted to let you know a tiny trinket went out this morning to you. The box is 10 times bigger than it needs to be, but it was at hand, so I recommend unpacking before taking home.