Italian Picnic Salad

Name: Italian Picnic Salad
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 1 small red onion, chopped fine; 1 pound orzo, cooked and rinsed in cold water; 3 scallions, both green and white, chopped fine; 3 tablespoons chopped fresh basil; 1 pint or 2 cups cherry or grape tomatoes, cut in half or quarters; 3 tablespoons red wine vinegar; 1/2 cup toasted pine nuts; 1 large clove garlic, minced; 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt; 1/3 cup olive oil; 1/2 teaspoon black pepper

Italian Picnic Salad was pinched from <a href="http://www.ivillage.com/italian-picnic-salad/3-r-60978" target="_blank">www.ivillage.com.</a>

"We eat this almost all summer long in Italy. It's refreshing, light and goes with almost anything. Be sure to toast the pine nuts; I like to place mine in a 350 degree F oven in a rimmed pan for about 5-8 minutes until they turn a light golden brown...."

INGREDIENTS

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1 small red onion, chopped fine

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1 pound orzo, cooked and rinsed in cold water

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3 scallions, both green and white, chopped fine

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3 tablespoons chopped fresh basil

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1 pint or 2 cups cherry or grape tomatoes, cut in half or quarters

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3 tablespoons red wine vinegar

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1/2 cup toasted pine nuts

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1 large clove garlic, minced

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1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt

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1/3 cup olive oil

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1/2 teaspoon black pepper

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