You may know orzo noodles as a warm dish with tomato sauce, feta or vegetables, You might have seen it as a side dish for meat or fish. Orzo noodle can make a yummy salad, too. Here comes an easy vegan recipe you may create as many variations as you like.: tomatoes, olives, cucumbers or other veggies can be added, too. This recipe is enough to make 4 people happy.

• 1 mug of orzo

• 1 small can of chickpeas

• 100 gram of vegan feta

• 1 handful of parsley

• 1 teaspoon of chili pepper flakes

• 4 table spoons of olive oil

• 1 lemon

• a bit salt & pepper

• Heat 2 mugs of water in a smaller pot
• Cook the orzo noodles for 10 minutes on medium heat
• While the noodles are cooking, prepare the rest of the salad in a bowl
• Put the chickpeas from the can into the strainer. Rinse them and let them drip dry. They are ready to eat now. But you may cook them for 5 minutes, if you'd like to get rid of the skins. Some people do not like them at all. In this case, you should cook the chickpeas simutaneously with the orzo noodles in a second pot
• Cut the vegan feta into small dices and put them aside
• Cut the fresh parsley fine
• Press the lemon and set the juice aside
• Put the salad bowl, the spices and the olive oil ready
• In case you don't cook the chickpeas, you already mix everything but the noodles in the bowl
• The orzo noodles should have soaked the water up after cooking 10 minutes. If not, strain the rest and add the orzo noodles into the salad bowl
• If you have cooked the chickpeas, strain them, rinse them briefly with cold water and separate the chickpeas from their skins into the salad bowl. Discard the skins.
• Add the oil and the spices and mix everything well in the bowl
• Basically, you can eat now. If you want a cool salad, let the salad cool down for 30 minutes and put it into the freezer for a couple of hours
• Mix it again before serving
• Enjoy!