One of my favorite simple salads to make that is PERFECT in the summertime. Save this for the next time you need to bring a side to a party or just want a easy summer salad at home! Greek Inspired Salad: 1 red onion— roughly chopped 1 cucumber— sliced and then cut each slice into 4 thick pieces 1 tomato— thickly chopped 1 block of feta cheese— roughly chopped 1 bell pepper (green is ideal but red is fine too!)— Pitted Kalamata olives— sliced in half 1c drained garbanzo beans 1 1/4c orzo Olive oil Red wine vinegar Dried oregano Dried Greek spice blend Salt Lemon pepper Olive brine Feta Add water and salt to a pot on the stove and let boil. Once boiled, add in orzo. Cook until the orzo is al dente. Transfer orzo to a strainer (make sure it doesn’t have holes big enough for the orzo to slip through!!) and rinse with cold water. Prepare the onion, cucumber, tomato, red or green pepper, garbanzo beans, feta & olives. Add all to a large bowl. After orzo has been strained, add orzo to the bowl. In a dressing shaker or small bowl, combine olive oil, red wine vinegar, oregano, greek blend spices, salt, lemon pepper, 2 tbsp olive brine from your jar of olives & a small amount of crumbled feta. Shake and taste, adding as you go to get your perfect dressing! Enjoy :) #cookwithme #greeksalad #summersalad #summerrecipes