CILANTRO RICE SALAD
This is a wonderful, summer salad, bursting with great color and texture. I found this in Food and Wine magazine. I have also made this using "brown" basmati rice, which worked great and added a terrific, nutty flavor.
Provided by Kozmic Blues
Categories Rice
Time 30m
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Cook rice according to package directions, either on stove top or in rice cooker.
- Once rice is cooked, transfer to a large bowl and allow to cool, tossing with a rubber spoon until at room temperature.
- Wisk together ingredients for the dressing: oil, vinegar, salt and pepper in a bowl.
- Fold tomatoes, onion, cilantro and olives into the cooled rice.
- Add vinaigrette and toss to combine.
- Add salt and pepper to taste.
- **Notefor Leftovers: Leftover rice salad can be tossed with a can or two of white tuna, drained and flaked.
- Makes a nice lunch!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 252.2, Fat 9.1, SaturatedFat 1.3, Sodium 79.5, Carbohydrate 38.9, Fiber 2.5, Sugar 1.8, Protein 4.2
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