Best Spring Vegetable Rice Salad Recipes

SPRING VEGETABLE RICE SALAD (INSALATA DI RISO)

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add rice, stir, and adjust heat to maintain a simmer. Cook, stirring occasionally to prevent any grains from sticking to the pot, until the rice is just barely done, about 15 minutes. It will continue to cook as it cools. Drain the rice well and spread it out on a tray to cool quickly.
• Bring another large pot of salted water to a boil. Holding an asparagus spear in both hands, bend the spear until it breaks naturally at the point where it becomes tough. Repeat with the remaining spears. Discard the tough ends and cut the tender part into 1/3-inch lengths. Blanch asparagus and peas together in the boiling water for 1 minute and 30 seconds, then lift out with a strainer and transfer to a paper towel lined baking sheet to cool.
• Shell the fava beans, then blanch the unpeeled beans in the same boiling water for about 3 minutes. Drain, transfer them to a paper towel lined baking sheet to cool. Peel the fava beans by pinching open the loose skin; the peeled bean should slip out easily.
• Put the lemon juice in a small bowl. Season with salt and pepper. Gradually whisk in the olive oil.
• In a large bowl, combine the cooled rice, asparagus, peas, fava beans, basil, parsley, lemon zest, ham and cheese. Toss with your hands to blend. Pour the dressing over the salad (you may not need it all) and toss gently. Taste and adjust seasoning.

LEMONGRASS CHICKEN AND VEGETABLE SALAD RICE PAPER SPRING ROLL

Steps:

• For the dipping sauce: Combine the ingredients in a medium bowl and mix well. Cover with plastic wrap and set aside.
• For the summer rolls:.
• Add the lemon grass, oil and salt to a resealable stoarge bag.
• Add the chicken, seal the bag and turn the chicken to coat evenly.
• Marinate in the refrigerator for 1 to 4 hours.
• Bring a small pot of lightly salted water to a boil over medium-high heat.
• Add the snow peas and cook for 1 minute.
• Transfer with a slotted spoon to a ice-water bath to halt their cooking.
• Drain, pat dry and slice snowpeas lengthwise into 3 or 4 strips each. Set aside.
• Add oil to coat the fry pan.
• Discard of marinade.
• Add chicken to fry pan and cook until cutlets turn brown and chicken is cooked through.
• Wait for cutlets to cool and then slice into long thin strips roughly 2cm thick.
• To assemble:.
• Soak rice paper wrappers in warm to hot water untill soft.
• Lightly pat dry.
• Place 2 or 3 chicken strips down the center of the wrapper, leaving a 3cm margin at each end of the wrapper.
• Next add a layer of snow peas, lettuce, capsicum, carrot, and finally a light sprinkling of cashew nuts.
• Pull one side of the rice paper tightly over the filling, folding over the two ends to form something that looks like an envelope, and then roll over the remaining portion of wrapper to form the roll. If desired, cut in half diagonally.
• Repeat with the remaining wrappers and fillings.
• Serve with Dipping Sauce.

SPRING VEGETABLE-RICE SALAD

Steps:

• Combine rice, tomatoes and asparagus in medium bowl.
• Mix remaining ingredients until well blended.
• Add to rice mixture; toss to coat.