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5 from 1 vote

Cucumber & Pasta Salad Sushi

Author: This Worthey Life

Ingredients

  • Ingredients:
  • 1/2 lbs orzo pasta
  • 1 large or 2 medium cucumbers rinsed. peeled and cut into 2" rounds
  • 5 grape tomatoes halved
  • 1 or 2 green onions sliced
  • 2 garlic cloves ran through a garlic press
  • 3 slices of crispy thick-cut bacon
  • 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • fresh-cut cilantro
  • sea salt or Kosher salt to taste
  • freshly cracked black peppercorns to taste
  • Tahini or cucumber salad dressing optional

Instructions

Directions:

  • Cook thick-cut bacon ahead of time and set pieces on paper towels to absorb excess grease.
  • Prepare Orzo pasta according to package instructions, when pasta is finished cooking drain, rinse, toss with a tablespoon of EVOO and set aside.
  • Halve grape tomatoes slice green onions, minced garlic through a garlic press,
  • Rinse, peel and slice cucumbers into 2" rounds.
  • Combine the green onions and minced garlic and toss with the orzo pasta, add sea salt and freshly ground peppercorns to taste.
  • Core or hollow-out cucumber slices, discarding the seeds and extra cucumber flesh.
  • Add a 1/2 tablespoon of tahini or cucumber salad dressing on the bottom of the hollowed-out cucumber rounds.
  • Next, add about a tablespoon of the orzo pasta, green onion, and garlic mixture.
  • Add a half of a grape tomato and one shard of thick cut bacon.
  • Finish with a leaf or two of fresh cut cilantro.
  • Serve.