Reviewed: Aug. 7, 2011

Per other reviewers, I added 2 T of balsamic dressing to the salad in hopes of adding flavor. This salad was okay. Nothing special. It was a nice way to use basil from my garden but mozzarella is expensive and I'm not sure I'd make it again.

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audrey717

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Apr. 11, 2011

I substituted the basil for mint and added a splash of basalmic vinegar. It made a great summer potluck salad.

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jkinoshita

Reviewed: Mar. 31, 2011

With a few changes this was delicious! I added chives (or just the top of the green onion) and about 2 tablespoons of balsamic vinaigrette. I also took the advice of rubbing the basil leaves with olive oil before chopping them so they would retain color better. A little salt helps as well.

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jasonswifey09

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Asheville, North Carolina, USA

Living In: Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA

Reviewed: Mar. 30, 2011

love this,, I sometimes add some fresh lemon or lime juice for a little more zing..

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wikkedgood

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Mar. 8, 2011

Pretty good. Tastes very refreshing and fresh. Needs a little more spice or just a little more something. The amount of basil doesn't complement overcome the plainness/blandness of the orza. Though, I didn't use the crushed red pepper flakes (which might as well solve this problem) because I can't stand anything spicy!

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demingsc

Reviewed: Feb. 4, 2011

While it was a good idea, I had to add tons of balsamic dressing, italian dressing, garlic powder and seasoned salt to keep this dish from being bland. Next time I will make a pesto to replace the plain basil. Good, but needs a lot of adjustments.

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nicolecaroline1023

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Jan. 5, 2011

Great! Tastes very fresh! Reminds me of summer.

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kltturtle12

Reviewed: Nov. 1, 2010

I was looking for a pasta salad made with Orzo and came across this one... Just completed making it but on advice of others added the juice of 1 lemon to the olive oil as well as cracked pepper and sea salt.... The dressing was so, so good! I decided as well to add chopped red onion and toasted pine nuts... the result.... DELICIOUS! Thanks so much for sharing!

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Staysea

Cooking Level: Expert

Living In: Centennial, Colorado, USA

Reviewed: Oct. 30, 2010

I thought that this was an overall great recipe. Sure, it may lack some flavor but that can easily be fixed by adding an extra sprinkle of salt and/or pepper or some garlic pepper. The first time I made this I used a marinated mozzarella cheese from Trader Joes. It was marinated with red pepper flakes and olive oil. The second time I just used regular fresh mozzarella. I like to cut mine into small squares and I use roma tomatos. I made this several times and it makes a great light side dish.

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