Veggie Italian Style Rice Salad
Packed with Mediterranean flavors, a healthy and delicious rice salad easy to prepare, a nice vegetarian main or a great side dish.
Ingredients
- 200 gram wild rice/long grain rice mix (1 cup)
- 120 gram sweet corn or corn of the cob
- 100 gram chickpeas
- 50 gram black olives, chopped (1.5 cups)
- 30 gram capers (4 tbsp)
- 40 gram red onion chopped (1/4 cup)
- 40 gram bell pepper red chopped (1/4 cup)
- 40 gram bell pepper green chopped (1/4 cup)
- 100 gram cucumber chopped (1/2 medium size fruit)
- 10 gram fresh parsley chopped (3 tbsp)
- 8 gram fresh basil (1/3 cup)
- 150 gram cherry tomatoes (1 cup)
Italian Vinaigrette
- 45 ml extra virgin olive oil (3 tbsp)
- 30 ml red wine vinegar (2 tbsp)
- 5-10 grams crushed garlic
- 1/2 tsp oregano dry
- 1/2 tsp parsley dry
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp pepper
Instructions
Boil the rice
- Bring water to the boil in a large pot, add rice. Boil your rice al dente. It will take about 20 minutes. Let the rice drain and cool down, transfer to the salad bowl.
Salad dressing
- Add a the vinaigrette ingredients in a jar, screw tight the lid and shake well.
Make the salad
- Add all the ingredients to a large salad bowl, splash with the salad dressing and toss.