Orzo with Beets, Olives, Feta, and Soft-Boiled Eggs
A vibrant Mediterranean-inspired pasta dish combining tender orzo with sweet golden beets, briny olives, fresh dill, and creamy feta cheese, topped with perfectly soft-boiled eggs.
Ingredients
- •2 medium golden beets
- •⅔ cup fresh dill
- •⅔ cup black olives
- •¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil
- •1 teaspoon kosher salt
- •1 pound orzo
- •6 large eggs
- •1 to taste black pepper
- •6 ounces feta
- •1½ cups crumbled feta
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
Combine beets, dill, olives, 1/4 cup oil, and 1 tsp. salt in a large bowl.
5 min
- 2.
Cook orzo in a large pot of boiling salted water according to package directions, adding eggs 6 minutes before orzo is done. Transfer eggs to a large bowl of ice water to cool, then peel and halve. Drain orzo, reserving 1 cup pasta cooking liquid, and add to beet mixture. Stir vigorously and add pasta cooking liquid and oil as needed to fully coat. Season with salt and pepper.
15 min
- 3.
Transfer pasta to a serving bowl or platter and top with eggs and feta. Serve immediately or at room temperature.
5 min
