Beef and Orzo Caprese Salad
with Pesto Vinaigrette and Fresh Bocconcini- Wheat
- Milk
- May contain traces of allergens
- Egg
- Fish
- Milk
- Mustard
- Tree nuts
- Sesame
- Soy
- Wheat
- Peanuts
- Triticale
- Sulphites
Ingredients: Ground beef • Orzo (wheat) (durum wheat semolina, niacin, ferrous sulphate, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid) • Baby tomato • Bocconcini cheese (milk) (pasteurized milk, calcium chloride, microbial enzyme, bacterial culture) • Spinach • Parmesan cheese (milk) (pasteurized milk, modified milk ingredients, water, modified corn starch and/or potato starch, cheese (milk, bacterial culture, salt, microbial enzyme, lipase), salt, citric acid, sodium phosphate, lactic acid, flavour, sodium citrate, potassium sorbate, caramel colour, beta-carotene, anticaking blend (potato starch, corn starch, dextrose, calcium sulfate, cellulose, natamycin, enzyme)) • Basil pesto (milk) (basil (basil leaves, sunflower oil, salt, ascorbic acid), water, soy oil, canola & extra virgin olive oil, potato flakes, parsley, sunflower seeds, garlic, parmesan cheese (milk, bacterial culture, salt, lipase, calcium chloride, rennet/ microbial enzyme, powdered cellulose), salt, spices, modified corn starch, nutritional yeast, citric acid, xanthan gum, potassium sorbate) • Red wine vinegar • Italian seasoning (oregano, basil, marjoram, garlic powder, rosemary, parsley flakes, bay leaf, canola oil, silicon dioxide).
Ingredients
250 g
Ground Beef
170 g
Orzo
(Contains: Wheat)
56 g
Baby Spinach
113 g
Baby Tomatoes
100 g
Bocconcini Cheese
(Contains: Milk)
1 tbsp
Red Wine Vinegar
(May be present: Egg, Fish, Milk, Mustard, Tree nuts, Sesame, Soy, Wheat)
2.15 g
Italian Seasoning
(May be present: Milk, Mustard, Tree nuts, Peanuts, Sesame, Soy, Triticale, Wheat)
½ cup
Parmesan Cheese, shredded
(Contains: Milk)
¼ cup
Basil Pesto
(Contains: Milk May be present: Soy, Sulphites)
Not included in your delivery
2 tbsp
Oil*
1.12 tsp
Salt*
0.12 tsp
Pepper*
Nutrition facts
Cooking Steps
- Before starting, preheat the oven to 450°F. Wash and dry all produce.
- To a large pot, add 6 cups water and 1 tsp salt (use same for 4 servings). Cover and bring to a boil over high heat.
- Add orzo to the boiling water.
- Cook for 8-10 min, stirring occasionally, until tender but still firm to the bite.
- Strain orzo, then rinse under cold water. Strain well.
- Meanwhile, heat a large non-stick pan over medium-high. When hot, add 1/2 tbsp (1 tbsp) oil, then beef. Cook for 4-5 min, breaking up beef into smaller pieces, until no pink remains.**
- To a large bowl, add vinegar, half the pesto and 1/2 tbsp (1 tbsp) Italian seasoning, then whisk to combine.
- Add beef and orzo to the bowl, then toss to coat. Set aside in the fridge to cool.
- Meanwhile, roughly chop spinach.
- Halve tomatoes.
- Halve bocconcini, then season with salt and pepper.
- To the bowl with orzo-sausage mixture, add tomatoes, bocconcini, spinach and half the Parmesan.
- Toss to combine. Season with salt and pepper.
- Divide Caprese beef orzo salad between bowls.
- Sprinkle with remaining pesto and remaining Parmesan.
If you've opted to get beef, cook in the same way the recipe instructs you to cook sausage.**
Customer reviews
Review summary
Updated on Aug 2026- Flavour: Some reviewers found the dish needed a flavour boost; adding extra spices and a squeeze of lemon juice made a noticeable difference.
- Suggestions: Season the beef well before cooking, as it is milder than sausage; consider serving the dish at room temperature rather than chilled straight from the fridge.
