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Rice Salad Recipe: Mediterranean Rice Salad
Easy Summer Salad Recipe, Delicious With Long Grain Brown Rice
This rice salad recipe tops our list of easy summer recipes. If you have cooked rice on hand, this mediterranean rice salad recipe can be prepared in minutes.
Although you can use white rice if you'd rather, long grain brown rice is especially delicious in this rice salad - the nutty taste of the brown rice melds perfectly with the mediterranean flavors of the fresh herbs, kalamata olives, summer vegetables, and olive oil.
We first served this salad at a birthday party and it was a huge hit. (We always experiment on our guests - they expect it by now). This is a huge salad recipe, and we were happy there was some left over - it tasted even better the next day!
No need to interrupt your summer fun to cook. Make this easy rice salad recipe ahead of time, and store it in the fridge until you're ready to eat it. Enjoy a quick and tasty summer meal anytime.
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6-8 Servings: Rice Salad Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 cups long grain brown rice
- 3 cups cold water
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 cup fresh squeezed lemon juice
- 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1 Tbsp. minced fresh oregano or 1 tsp dried oregano
- 3 Tbsp. minced fresh basil
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp. black pepper
- 2 cups spinach leaves, washed, stemmed, and chopped (To save time you can use prewashed baby spinach)
- 1 medium red bell pepper, finely chopped
- 1 small cucumber, peeled, seeded, and finely chopped
- 1/2 cup chopped green onions
- 1/2 cup chopped Kalamata olives
- 1/2 cup toasted pine nuts
Rice Salad Directions
- Make rice several hours ahead of time or the make night before and refrigerate
- Rinse rice until water runs clear
- Place rice and water in a pot and bring to a boil
- Add 1/2 tsp of salt, cover, and turn rice down to medium low
- Cook rice until done, about 45-60 minutes
- Fluff rice gently with a fork and set aside to cool to room temperature. Setting the pan in a sink full of cold water will help it cool quickly
- Mix lemon juice, olive oil, oregano, basil, 1 tsp of salt, and pepper in a large bowl
- Toss the rice with the olive oil mixture
- Stir in spinach, bell pepper, cucumber, green onions, olives, and pine nuts
- Serve chilled or at room temperature
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