Rice Salad Recipe
2013-05-11Average Member Rating
(4.6 / 5)
8 people rated this recipe
- Servings : 6 to 8
- Prep Time : 15m
- Cook Time : 20m
- Ready In : 35m
Nutritional Info
This information is per serving.
Calories
473Calories from Fat
201Total Fat
22.3gSaturated Fat
3.5gTrans Fat
0.0gCholesterol
0mgSodium
473mgTotal Carbohydrates
62.2gDietary Fiber
2.7gSugars
13.0gProtein
9.8gVitamin A
25%Vitamin C
72%Calcium
6%Iron
24%
This Oriental rice salad recipe is both healthy and delicious.
Easy to make on hot summer days, it is one of my favorite summer salad recipes.
Rice Salad Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 cups cooked rice
- 2 cups bean sprouts
- 1 cup raisins
- 1 red pepper, chopped
- 1/2 cup green onion, chopped
- 1/2 cup celery, chopped
- 1 cup mushrooms, sliced
- 2 cups fresh baby spinach
- 1 cup cashews
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 1/2 cup oil
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
Method
Step 1
Cook the rice according to package directions or start with leftover cooked rice.
Step 2
In a large bowl add rice, bean sprouts, raisins, red pepper, green onion, celery and mushrooms. Add spinach and cashews and toss gently.
Step 3
In a small bowl blend soy sauce, oil, garlic and lemon juice. Pour over salad and toss well.
Step 4
This rice salad tastes even better if left to marinate for an hour or so before eating.
Variation:
- You can switch things up a bit by replacing some of the vegetables with finely chopped snow peas or chinese cabbage.
Note:
If you really need this to be gluten free, please make sure you are using a gluten free soy sauce. Some are not.
Cold rice salads are a nice change and a great addition to a buffet table or barbeque menu.
This one is also very healthy, with lots of fresh vegetables. Use brown rice to make it even healthier.
Feel free to vary the vegetables to suit your taste.
The raisins add a bit of sweetness but you can leave them out or substitute chopped apricots.
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posted by Karen Ciancio on
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Something Different…
by Cindy
(Ontario, Canada)
I was looking for something different, so tried this salad and quite liked it. It was easy to make and very filling. I would rate it at 4.
I will make it again but will change the amounts of the dressing ingredients to 1/2 cup soya sauce, 1/4 cup oil and 1 tablespoon of lemon juice.