Warm Sweet Roasted Pepper & Tomato Orzo Salad

What you’ll need

  • 1 red pepper, deseeded & cut into wedges
  • 1 red onion, cut into wedges
  • 12 cherry tomatoes halved
  • ½ tsp caster sugar
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 8 black olives, stones removed
  • Freshly ground black pepper
  • Salt
  • 100g Orzo or any small pasta
  • Basil leaves for garnish

  • Cooking time

    30 mins

  • Serves

    2

How to make it

  1. Preheat the oven to 200°C / Fan 180°C / Gas 6.
  2. Place the red peppers & onions on to a baking tray. Season, sprinkle over the sugar and drizzle with half of the olive oil. Bake in the oven for 15 minutes; add the tomatoes and then bake for a further 10 minutes.
  3. Cook the Orzo according to instructions on pack, drain & place the Orzo in a bowl along with remaining olive oil & the olives. Add the roasted peppers & tomatoes & season. Toss gently together.