Italian Orzo Salad

Serves 6 to 8

Italian Orzo Salad

1 cup Orzo
½ cup cucumber diced small
½ cup celery diced small
½ cup artichoke hearts in water diced small
¼ cup green onion diced small
¼ cup pimento diced small
1/3 cup pitted Kalamata olives diced small
¼ cup Italian parsley chopped fine
1 teaspoon of a lemon zest
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon black pepper
1/3 cup Italian dressing
Cook Orzo according to package drain and rinse well with cold water. Toss orzo with remaining ingredients until well incorporated may serve immediately or refrigerate until serving