Summer Rice Salad
Summer Rice Salad

Hey everyone, it is Louise, welcome to our recipe page. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, summer rice salad. One of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Summer Rice Salad is one of the most well liked of current trending meals in the world. It is easy, it is fast, it tastes delicious. It is appreciated by millions every day. They are fine and they look fantastic. Summer Rice Salad is something that I’ve loved my entire life.

Tangy dressing and flavorful ingredients make for a very tasty side dish that's a refreshing alternative to potato salad. People can't seem to stop eating this unique salad. It's great with hamburgers or chicken at picnics or potluck dinners. -Laura Panfil, Niles, Michigan.

To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have summer rice salad using 14 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Summer Rice Salad:
  1. Prepare Rice salad
  2. Get 3 cup brown rice
  3. Get Balsamic dressing
  4. Get 1 cup balsamic vinegar
  5. Prepare 1 cup olive oil, extra virgin
  6. Prepare 2 tbsp dijon mustard
  7. Prepare 1 tsp ground black pepper
  8. Make ready 1 tsp salt
  9. Make ready 2 tbsp honey
  10. Get vegetables
  11. Prepare 1 large cucumber
  12. Make ready 10 oz grape tomatoes (1 container)
  13. Prepare 1/4 red onion
  14. Get 1 cup fresh basil

Brown rice gets dressed up Mexican style, with kidney and black beans, corn, peppers, lime, and cilantro in a colorful cold salad. Drizzle the versatile dressing over fresh fruit or grilled fish or veggies. This summer rice salad recipe is a classical Italian summer dish, ideal for a picnic "al fresco". The following ingredients and dressing are just a suggestion, you can actually create your own mix with what you have at home.

Instructions to make Summer Rice Salad:
  1. Boil your brown rice. Whole grain or instant rice will work nicely. You can use couscous or pasta for variety. When done, put the starch in the fridge to cool.
  2. While the rice boils, add dressing ingredients into a mason jar or small Tupperware. Shake vigorously until mixed. Taste and tweak accordingly for a tart and sweet flavor.
  3. Peel and chop the cucumber to 1/4 to 1/2 inch pieces. Slice grape tomatoes in 1/2. Chop basil into thin slices. Dice red onion.
  4. Throw all ingredients and dressing into large Tupperware and shake until mixed. Otherwise fold all ingredients with a large spoon until mixed together.
  5. Serve chilled. Should be enough for a large dinner party, BBQ with friends, or multiple meals. Great for a vegetarian main dish! Try it with raisins and a couple dashes is cinnamon for a Middle Eastern twist.

Drain into a sieve and hold under the cold tap until cool. Ricardo's recipe : Summer Rice Salad. I made it for a function at work and it was loved by all. I did sub out the currants and instead used golden raisins. Upped the vinegar and dijon mustard.

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