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.