Garden Herb Rice Salad Recipe

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This recipe is so quick and tasty, you will want to make it for any get-together. It is best served chilled.—Taste of Home Test Kitchen, Greendale, Wisconsin

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Garden Herb Rice Salad Recipe
  • Prep: 20 min. + chilling
  • Yield: 4-6 Servings
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Ingredients

  • 3 cups cooked long grain rice, chilled
  • 1 large tomato, chopped
  • 1 medium sweet yellow pepper, diced
  • 1 small cucumber, peeled, seeded and diced
  • 1/2 cup diced mozzarella cheese
  • 1/2 cup sliced ripe olives, drained
  • 1/4 to 1/3 cup snipped fresh basil
  • 1/4 cup snipped fresh mint
  • 1/3 cup olive oil
  • 1/4 cup lemon juice
  • Salt and pepper to taste

Directions

  • In a large salad bowl, combine the first eight ingredients. Whisk together oil, lemon juice, salt and pepper; pour over salad and toss well. Chill for 30 minutes. Yield: 4-6 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 each) equals 267 calories, 16 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 7 mg cholesterol, 138 mg sodium, 28 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 5 g protein.

Originally published as Garden Herb Rice Salad in Birds & Blooms June/July 1995, p55

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Reviewed on Jul. 30, 2011 by cwbuff

The taste of the basil and mint really comes out in this salad, which is a nice change from pasta or potato salads. The other veggies lend color and crunch, although I left out the black olives - I don't consider black a very appetizing color.

 
 
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