Orzo with Caramelized Onions and Cherries

Ingredients

• 1 pound orzo pasta
• 1/2 cup dried cherries
• 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 sweet onion (medium, quartered and thinly sliced)
• 3 garlic cloves (minced)
• 1/2 cup pitted kalamata olives (thinly sliced)
• 1/2 cup parmesan cheese (grated)
• 1/4 cup fresh parsley (finely chopped)
• ground black pepper (to taste)