Greek orzo salad with a fresh lemon dressing

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Greek orzo salad Vegetarian

Name: Greek orzo salad with a fresh lemon dressing
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 2 persons
Cuisine: European
Ingredients: 150 grams orzo; 1 cucumber; 1 small red onion; handful of cherry tomatoes; handful of kalamata olives; 75 grams feta; 1 clove of garlic; 1 lemon; 1 tablespoon oregano; 6 tablespoons olive oil; pepper and salt to taste

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A Greek orzo salad with the tastiest kalamata olives, cucumber, feta, and a fresh homemade lemon dressing. Ready in no time and packed with flavor.

Nutrition balance score

Good

7.3/10

Glycemic Index

Glycemic Load

51.16 (Low)

34.93 (High)

Nutrition per serving

Kcal

762.24 kcal

Carbohydrates
Of which sugars

68.28 g
7.62 g

Total fat
Of which saturated fats

47.02 g
11.50 g

Proteins

16.64 g

Fiber

8.01 g

Sodium

1732.28 mg

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A delicious fresh and easy salad is perfect during the summer months. This Greek orzo salad is a twist on the classic Greek salad with feta, olives, cucumber, tomatoes, red onion, and oregano.

Preferably use good olive oil, as this will give your salad an extra flavor boost. By using both lemon juice and lemon zest, the dressing gets more flavor, just be careful not to add too much white while zesting, as the white part of citrus is bitter.

Recipe greek orzo salad

Recipe greek orzo salad allergens

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Gluten

Milk

Made by Véronique

Published at 2025-08-12, this recipe is for 2 persons and takes 20 minutes.

Founder of Ohmydish (since 2014), she prefers to spend all day in the kitchen. Once working in the hospitality industry as an independent chef, she loves helping you gain confidence in the kitchen. With her easy-to-follow recipes, handy tips, and cooking knowledge, you'll make the most delicious dishes yourself! The recipes are accessible to everyone, from beginners to advanced home cooks.

Updated at: 2025-09-19

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Preparation time

10 minutes

Time cooking

10 minutes

Total time

20 minutes

Making Greek orzo salad - 20 minutes

Fill a small pot with water and a good pinch of salt and bring it to a boil. Cook the orzo in it until it is done, this will take about 8 - 9 minutes.

Meanwhile, wash the cucumber and remove the seeds if necessary. Cut the cucumber into slices or pieces.

Peel the red onion and cut it into thin (half) rings. Wash and cut the cherry tomatoes in half.

Finely chop the garlic or use a garlic press.

Use the zest and juice of 1 lemon together with the garlic, 1 tablespoon oregano, and 6 tablespoons olive oil to make a dressing. Season with pepper and salt.

Drain the orzo and mix it with the lemon dressing. Since the orzo is still warm, it will absorb the dressing well.

Mix the cucumber, red onion, olives, and cherry tomatoes into the orzo.

Finish the orzo salad with crumbled feta, enjoy your meal!

Tips!

Which olives for a Greek salad?

For a Greek salad, you can use different types of (black) olives, but Greek kalamata olives are the tastiest.

What is orzo and can I replace it?

Orzo looks like risotto (a type of rice) but is also pasta. This is because orzo is a type of pasta, it has a nice bite and a slightly nutty flavor when roasted in a pan.

You can possibly replace orzo with kritharaki, which is the Greek version of orzo. But you can also completely replace the orzo with rice or a small type of pasta.

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Nutritional values

Per 1 serving / piece:

Pay attention! These indicated nutritional values are based on standard tables and are therefore an estimated total. No rights can be derived from the data in the nutritional value table.

General

Kcal

762.24 kcal

Carbohydrates
Of which sugars

68.28 g
7.62 g

Total fat
Of which saturated fats

47.02 g
11.50 g

Proteins

16.64 g

Fiber

8.01 g

Sodium

1732.28 mg

Show vitamines & minerals

Minerals

Iron

4.39 mg

Calcium

376.42 mg

Magnesium

27.71 mg

Potassium

27.71 mg

Phosphorus

186.83 mg

Copper

0.21 mg

Zinc

1.69 mg

Iodine

1.06 µg

Selenium

0.07 µg

Vitamins

Vitamine C

40.32 mg

Vitamine D

0.00 mg

Vitamine A

208.29 mg

Vitamine B1

0.84 mg

Vitamine B2

0.42 mg

Vitamine B6

4.19 mg

Vitamine B12

0.11 µg

Folic acid

150.84 µg

Vitamine E

0.29 mg

Vitamine K

6.93 µg

Vitamine K1

0.00 µg

Handy! Scroll this table horizontally to see all nutritional values per ingredient

Amount		Ingredient	Allergens	Kcal	Carbs	Carbs of which sugars	Fat	Fat of which saturated	Protein	Fibers	Sodium	Iron	Calcium	Magnesium	Potassium	Phosphorus	Copper	Zinc	Iodine	Selenium	Vitamin C	Vitamin D	Vitamin A	Vitamin B1	Vitamin B2	Vitamin B6	Vitamin B12	Vitamin B11	Vitamin E	Vitamin K	Vitamin K1
75	gram	orzo	gluten	270.75	55.72 g	1.72 g	1.13 g	0.22 g	8.93 g	2.47 g	-	2.10 mg	123.00 mg	-	142.50 mg	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.75 mg	0.22 mg	4.05 mg	-	135.00 µg	-	-	-
0.5		cucumber		8.75	1.38 g	1.13 g	0.13 g	-	0.38 g	0.56 g	5.00 mg	0.31 mg	9.38 mg	6.25 mg	87.50 mg	12.50 mg	0.06 mg	0.09 mg	-	-	5.00 mg	-	0.02 mg	0.01 mg	0.02 mg	0.03 mg	-	3.13 µg	-	-	-
0.5	small	red onion		13.50	2.29 g	2.29 g	0.08 g	0.04 g	0.45 g	0.94 g	3.38 mg	0.19 mg	11.25 mg	3.75 mg	65.63 mg	15.75 mg	0.03 mg	0.30 mg	-	-	2.44 mg	-	-	0.01 mg	0.01 mg	0.05 mg	-	3.75 µg	-	-	-
0.5	small handful	of cherry tomatoes		4.50	0.98 g	0.65 g	0.05 g	-	0.23 g	0.30 g	1.25 mg	0.08 mg	2.50 mg	2.75 mg	59.25 mg	6.00 mg	0.01 mg	0.05 mg	-	0.03 µg	3.00 mg	-	208.25 mg	0.01 mg	0.01 mg	0.02 mg	-	3.75 µg	0.14 mg	1.20 µg	-
0.5	small handful	of kalamata olives		40.80	0.06 g	-	4.14 g	0.75 g	0.42 g	1.26 g	630.00 mg	0.45 mg	28.50 mg	6.00 mg	13.50 mg	5.10 mg	0.06 mg	0.06 mg	-	-	-	-	0.02 mg	0.01 mg	0.02 mg	0.01 mg	-	-	-	-	-
37.5	gram	feta	milk	94.50	0.45 g	-	8.06 g	5.63 g	5.32 g	-	412.50 mg	0.26 mg	161.25 mg	-	232.50 mg	127.50 mg	-	1.09 mg	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.11 mg	-	0.11 µg	-	-	-	-
0.5	clove	of garlic		2.10	0.42 g	0.01 g	-	-	0.09 g	0.03 g	0.06 mg	0.02 mg	2.55 mg	0.30 mg	9.00 mg	1.95 mg	-	0.02 mg	0.02 µg	-	0.21 mg	-	-	-	-	0.01 mg	-	0.06 µg	-	-	-
0.5		lemon		21.60	3.90 g	1.80 g	0.24 g	-	0.30 g	1.32 g	1.20 mg	0.06 mg	6.00 mg	6.00 mg	90.00 mg	12.00 mg	0.03 mg	0.06 mg	-	-	27.00 mg	-	-	0.04 mg	0.01 mg	0.02 mg	-	4.80 µg	-	-	-
0.5	tablespoon	oregano		5.56	0.75 g	-	0.16 g	0.03 g	0.17 g	0.24 g	0.30 mg	0.75 mg	24.00 mg	-	24.00 mg	3.00 mg	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.01 mg	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
3	tablespoon	olive oil		291.39	0.07 g	-	32.93 g	4.79 g	-	-	0.33 mg	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
		pepper and salt		8.79	2.27 g	0.02 g	0.11 g	0.05 g	0.36 g	0.89 g	678.27 mg	0.18 mg	8.00 mg	2.66 mg	22.17 mg	3.03 mg	0.02 mg	0.02 mg	1.03 µg	0.04 µg	2.67 mg	-	-	-	-	0.01 mg	-	0.35 µg	0.16 mg	5.73 µg	-
				762.24	68.28 g	7.62 g	47.02 g	11.50 g	16.64 g	8.01 g	1732.28 mg	4.39 mg	376.42 mg	27.71 mg	746.05 mg	186.83 mg	0.21 mg	1.69 mg	1.06 µg	0.07 µg	40.32 mg	-	208.29 mg	0.84 mg	0.42 mg	4.19 mg	0.11 µg	150.84 µg	0.29 mg	6.93 µg	-