THE WORLD OF RICE SALADS
This easy basic recipe for rice salad comes from Mark Bittman's How to Cook Everything Vegetarian. Turning it into an side dish for Japanese, Mexican, or Indian dinners is as simple as following one of the many variations.
Provided by Mark Bittman
Categories Rice Salad Potluck Side Citrus Vegetarian Vegan Wheat/Gluten-Free Tree Nut Free Peanut Free
Yield Serves 4
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Put the rice and all the vegetables in a large bowl. Drizzle with vinaigrette and use two big forks to combine, fluffing the rice and tossing gently to separate the grains.
- Stir in the parsley, taste, and adjust the seasoning or moisten with a little more dressing. Serve at room temperature or refrigerate for up to a day, bringing the salad back to room temperature before serving.
- Variations:
- Rice Salad, Japanese Style: Use brown or white short-grain rice. Halve the amount of celery and carrot and finely chop them or shred them on a grater. Add 1 cup cubed firm tofu (preferably baked). Instead of the vinaigrette, toss with 1/4 cup or so of Simple Miso Dipping Sauce (made by whisking together 6 tablespoons miso paste, 3/4 cup warm water or sake, 1 teaspoon sugar, 1 tablespoon mirin or honey, 1 tablespoon rice vinegar plus more to taste, and salt to taste). Instead of the parsley, crumble 2 sheets of nori over the rice salad and sprinkle with 2 tablespoons black or white sesame seeds.
- Rice Salad, Mexican Style: Long-grain or medium-grain, white or brown, all work well here. When blending the vinaigrette, add 1 tablespoon chili powder and 2 tablespoons Mexican crema or mayonnaise. Instead of celery and carrot, add 1 cup chopped fresh tomato. Substitute chopped fresh cilantro for the parsley and, at the same time, add 2 chopped hard-cooked eggs and chopped jalapeño chiles if you like. Serve with lime wedges.
- Rice Salad, Indian Style: Use brown or white basmati rice. When making the vinaigrette, use rice wine vinegar, replace the oil with coconut milk, and add 1 tablespoon curry powder, or more to taste. Instead of the bell pepper, celery, and carrot, add 1/2 cup each cubed cooked potato, cooked cauliflower florets, and green peas (cooked frozen are fine). Substitute cilantro for the parsley.
- Citrus Rice Salad: Use any rice. Instead of red wine vinegar, make the vinaigrette with freshly squeezed citrus juice-choose from lemon, lime, orange, blood orange, tangerine, pink grapefruit, or a combination. Whatever you use, add 2 tablespoons of the grated zest and 1 tablespoon of sugar or honey to the blender. Do not include the scallion or the vegetables. (You might want to use a little less dressing.) Instead of the parsley, use mint if you like. A handful of chopped almonds or pecans make a nice addition.
- Tomato Rice Salad: Use any kind of brown or white rice. When making the vinaigrette, eliminate the vinegar and add 1 medium tomato to the blender. Instead of the scallion and other vegetables, add 2 cups chopped fresh tomato (a mixture of heirloom varieties is nice).Instead of the parsley, use chopped fresh basil or mint, or 1/4 cup chopped fresh chives, chervil, dill, or about a tablespoon of fresh thyme leaves.
FANCY RICE SALAD
Make and share this Fancy Rice Salad recipe from Food.com.
Provided by CookingMonster
Categories Low Protein
Time 20m
Yield 4-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Combine rice, pineapple and sugar. Stir.
- Whip cream until stiff. Beat in mayonnaise. Fold into rice mix.
- Arrange salad on lettuce. Top with cherry.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 280.7, Fat 8.4, SaturatedFat 2.8, Cholesterol 15.2, Sodium 125.3, Carbohydrate 51, Fiber 1.2, Sugar 32.8, Protein 2.2
RICE SALAD WITH CURRANTS, ALMONDS AND PISTACHIOS
Summer buffets often feature potato salad and pasta salad, but rice salad, quite popular throughout the Mediterranean, is another terrific option to keep in mind. This simple one uses pantry ingredients and is delicious on its own with a bit of salad or with grilled chicken or fish. To keep the rice grains separate, boil the rice in a large pot of water as for pasta.
Provided by David Tanis
Categories easy, weekday, grains and rice, salads and dressings, main course, side dish
Time 45m
Yield 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Bring 8 cups water to a boil in a large pot. Add the rice and 2 tablespoons salt. Boil rice as you would pasta, stirring occasionally, for about 15 minutes until done, but still al dente. Drain and spread out on a rimmed baking sheet to cool.
- Once cool, transfer rice to a large salad bowl. In a small bowl, stir together olive oil, tahini, lemon juice and lemon zest. Add salt and pepper to taste. Gently fold mixture into rice.
- Add currants, almonds, pistachios, chives, mint, savory and parsley. Toss to distribute. Taste and adjust seasoning, adding more lemon juice or salt as necessary. Serve at room temperature.
FANCY RICE
Make and share this Fancy Rice recipe from Food.com.
Provided by JeriBinNC
Categories Long Grain Rice
Time 50m
Yield 8-10 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Cook onion, chopped bell pepper, mushrooms, and garlic in 1/4 cup of butter until the onion is transparent. Add rice and herb packets and cook, stirring, until the rice begins to turn golden.
- Add the chicken broth and simmer gently in a covered pan until the rice is barely tender and the liquid is mostly absorbed.
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Butter a deep casserole dish. Lightly transfer half the rice mixture to the dish with a fork. Top with half the pepper rings and half the cheese. Repeat layers. Dot with remaining butter and pour cream over the top.
- Cover and bake at 400 degrees for 20 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 266.6, Fat 25.1, SaturatedFat 15.4, Cholesterol 76.8, Sodium 572.4, Carbohydrate 5, Fiber 0.9, Sugar 2, Protein 6.5
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- Cowboy Rice Salad. Yeehaw, this salad is tasty! It’s full of American Southwest flavors that will rock your tastebuds. It’s also quite nutritious, so you really can’t go wrong.
- Vegetable and Brown Rice Salad with Honey Lemon Dressing. Holy healthy, Batman! This salad is chock-full of whole grains, vitamin-rich veggies, and fresh herbs.
- Wild Rice Salad. It’s getting wild over here! This salad is as exciting as a trek through the untouched wilderness. Every bite is sweet, it’s savory, it’s tangy, and it’s fresh.
- Mediterranean Rice Salad. The Mediterranean boasts a myriad of diverse flavors. You’ll find cuisines from Western Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Greek Isles.
- Mediterranean Bean and Rice Salad. While the previous salad elicits more Middle Eastern flavors, this one tastes more like Italy. It has white rice, tomatoes, cannellini beans, carrots, onions, and pumpkin seeds.
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- Chorizo and Apple Rice Salad. This salad is like a spotlight on juxtaposition. It’s full of contradicting things that somehow work together. The result is delicious!
- Tuna Rice Salad. This salad is kind of like a pseudo-ceviche with rice. Because although the tuna is cooked, it has all the other delicious tenets of ceviche.
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