Roasted Corn & Orzo Salad With Cilantro Pesto - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    6 ears corn (roasted on grill and cut off the ears)
    1 green pepper, diced small
    2 cups grape tomatoes, halved
    1/2 of lg purple onion, diced
    1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
    1 lb orzo pasta
    Pesto
    2 cups cilantro
    2/3 cup walnuts
    2 garlic cloves
    1 cup parmesan cheese (use the good stuff)
    1 teaspoon salt
    1/2 teaspoon pepper
    1 cup olive oil
Preparation
    cook pasta to directions and cool under cold running water.
    pesto:
    blend first 6 pesto ingredients in food processor.
    drizzle in olive oil as it blends.
    combine vegetables, orzo and vinegar.
    stir pesto into pasta and vegetables.
    chill in fridge.

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