Country Rice Salad Recipe

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This is a delicious way to prepare rice and is a nice change from potato salad. It goes especially well with barbecue, or with grilled hamburgers at a cookout.

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Country Rice Salad Recipe

Prep: 20 min. + chilling

Yield: 10 Servings

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Ingredients

DRESSING:
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1/4 cups prepared mustard
2 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon white vinegar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
SALAD:
3 cups cold cooked rice
1/4 cup sweet pickle relish
1 jar (2 ounces) chopped pimientos, drained
1/3 cup finely chopped green onions (including tops)
1/4 cup finely chopped green pepper
1/4 cup finely chopped celery
3 hard-cooked eggs, diced
1 to 2 tablespoons milk, optional
Fresh parsley
Cherry tomatoes

Directions

In a small bowl combine all dressing ingredients; stir in milk if desired. Set aside.
In a large salad bowl, combine all salad ingredients. Pour dressing over rice mixture; gently toss to coat. Add milk if desired. Chill several hours before serving. Garnish with parsley and cherry tomatoes. Serve with a slotted spoon. Yield: 10 servings.

Diabetic Exchanges: One serving (using light mayonnaise) equals 1 starch, 1 fat, 1/2 vegetable; also, 144 calories, 280 mg sodium, 85 mg cholesterol, 20 gm carbohydrate, 3 gm protein, 5 gm fat.

Originally published as Country Rice Salad in Country April/May 1991, p49