Hey everyone, it is Louise, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a special dish, summer rice salad. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Summer Rice Salad 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. One with a combination colorful chopped vegetables, a dash of Italian seasoning, and long grain white rice.
Summer Rice Salad is one of the most popular of recent trending meals in the world. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. It’s easy, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. Summer Rice Salad is something which I’ve loved my whole life. They are fine and they look wonderful.
To begin with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook summer rice salad using 14 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Summer Rice Salad:
- Get Rice salad
- Prepare 3 cup brown rice
- Prepare Balsamic dressing
- Make ready 1 cup balsamic vinegar
- Get 1 cup olive oil, extra virgin
- Prepare 2 tbsp dijon mustard
- Make ready 1 tsp ground black pepper
- Make ready 1 tsp salt
- Prepare 2 tbsp honey
- Prepare vegetables
- Get 1 large cucumber
- Get 10 oz grape tomatoes (1 container)
- Take 1/4 red onion
- Get 1 cup fresh basil
Add rice, cabbage, cucumbers, red bell pepper, green onions, mint, chives, and parsley; toss. This Summer Rice Salad is PERFECT as your next Summer BBQ Side Dish! Learn how to cook rice perfectly with honey mustard vinaigrette, then pack in the flavor. Mediterranean Rice Salad with Vegetables This colorful Mediterranean rice salad is a great summertime dish.
Steps to make Summer Rice Salad:
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Throw all ingredients and dressing into large Tupperware and shake until mixed. Otherwise fold all ingredients with a large spoon until mixed together.
- 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.
Learn how to cook rice perfectly with honey mustard vinaigrette, then pack in the flavor. Mediterranean Rice Salad with Vegetables This colorful Mediterranean rice salad is a great summertime dish. I used fresh zucchini, carrots, and bell peppers, but you can add any vegetable you like. Replace rice with couscous, farro, or barley, if you prefer. To make a Southwestern-style salad that's a meal in itself, toss together chicken, rice, beans, and tomatoes with a light, spicy dressing.
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