Matty Matheson’s orzo and goat cheese salad recipe

Nourishing and filling, this works just as well as a feed-a-crowd side as a light dinner. Photo / Quentin Bacon

Restaurateur and The Bear star Matty Matheson is bursting with praise for this salad. It can be found in his new book Soups, Salads, Sandwiches and makes for good spring eating.

This is a tasty Mediterranean shovel-fest salad. Have this with some grilled chicken or lamb chops. Holy cow s***. Orzo is white hot. You’ll see; you are ahead of the curve. You will be the most fantastic kids at the function. Whoever pulls up with the orzo and goat cheese salad is going to be bringing something. Orzo’s gone full circle. Does anyone even care about orzo? HELLO, does anyone care about orzo salads?

Soups, Salads, Sandwiches by Matty Matheson, $55, published by Murdoch Books.

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