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Article: ORZO SALAD IS AN ALL-SEASONS WINNER.(Lifestyle)
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- Seattle Post-Intelligencer
- Article date:
- June 24, 1998
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One of the most popular - and deservedly so - dishes in Greek cuisine is shrimp with tomatoes and feta cheese. Every bite delivers briny and tangy tastes. The sauce is so seductive you need a hunk of bread to scoop up every last morsel. This dish has gotten me through many Saturday nights during the winter when I wanted something hearty, elegant and easy.
During a recent heat wave, I craved the mixture of shrimp, cheese and tomatoes. However, the idea of eating a hot dinner was as appealing as jogging around the Acropolis in Athens. My solution was to turn the stew into a salad. Instead of the bread I usually use as an accompaniment, I substituted rice-shaped ...