This is a nice Shabbos lunch option when you just can’t face cholent…

4 tablespoons olive oil

¼ cup lime juice

2 teaspoons cumin

½ teaspoon pepper

4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts

1 cucumber, diced

1 yellow pepper, diced

¼ cup chopped cilantro

1 cup orzo, cooked according to package directions and cooled

Whisk together 3 tablespoons of the olive oil, lime juice, 1 teaspoon cumin and pepper.  Set aside.  Sprinkle chicken breasts with remaining cumin and sauté  in 1 tablespoon olive oil over medium-high heat until cooked – 8 to 10 minutes.  Cool and cut into thin strips.  Toss with dressing, then mix with vegetables and orzo.

By Emuna Braverman and Elizabeth Kurtz, of www.gourmetkoshercooking.com

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