Lemon Orzo With Fresh Berries Recipe

Ingredients

1 cup cleaned strawberries

4 teaspoon butter

1/2 teaspoon balsamic vinegar

1/4 cup late harvest wine

2 cup orzo pasta

1 cup cleaned blueberries

1 teaspoon lemon juice

1 teaspoon bertolli olive oil

1 (1/2 inch) strip fresh lemon zest, finely chopped

1 tablesppon torn fresh mint

cracked black pepper

Preparation

If strawberries are small enough then leave whole if not then cut in half

Heat the butter in a skillet over medium high heat and add the strawberries and saute, shaking the pan about 2 minutes until slightly soft. Add the balsamic vinegar and late harvest wine and allow the liquid to reduce by half. Remove from heat and set aside.

Cook pasta in a 6-quart pot of boiling salted water and cook until al dente. Drain pasta in a colander.

Add pasta to strawberry mixture and fold in blueberries, lemon juice, olive oil, lemon zest and mint.

Divide pasta among 4 plates and garnish with cracked black pepper and mint leaf