ITALIAN STYLE RICE SALAD

INGREDIENTS

• 200 grams Long Grain Rice (1 cup) (uncooked) makes 600 grams (3 cups) once cookedCan use basmati rice instead
• 310 mls Cold water ( 1 ¼ cup)

Italian Dressing Ingredients (make your own or buy shop brought one)

• 5 tablespoon Olive oil
• ½ lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon Italian Seasoning/ Dried Herbs mix of Oregano, Thyme, Basil, Parsley, Sage, Red Pepper flakes
• 2 teaspoon garlic puree or 4 cloves minced

Italian Salad (this is what we used but get creative and use what you like/have!)

• 8 Sundried Tomatoes Chopped
• 1 Orange Pepper Diced
• ½ Cucumber Diced
• 1 Red Onion Diced
• 100 gram Cherry or Plum Tomatoes (¾ cup) quartered
• 100 g Sweetcorn (¾ cup) we used tinned
• 60 g Green or/and Black Olives (½ cup)
• 4 tablespoon Pine Nuts
• 3 tablespoon Fresh Basil chopped
• 2 tablespoon Fresh Parsley chopped

Optional extras

• 130 gram Cooked Diced Pancetta fry in the Oil from sundried tomato jar
• or
• 1 tin Tuna drained
• or
• 200 g Mozzarella Balls or chopped

INSTRUCTIONS 

1. Cook rice before to give time for it to cool off. Follow instructions in notes below to make sure you cook the rice correctly.If adding Pancetta, cook that off in the sundried tomato oil and allow time to cool.200 grams Long Grain Rice (1 cup) (uncooked),130 gram Cooked Diced Pancetta
2. Make the dressing by mixing all the Italian Dressing ingredients together.5 tablespoon Olive oil,½ lemon,2 teaspoon garlic puree,1 tablespoon Italian Seasoning/ Dried Herbs
3. Put cooked rice in a mixing bowl and add all the chopped Italian Salad ingredients. Pour the dressing over and mix all in together.
4. Serve up in a large bowl or large plate with more fresh herbs.