RECIPES SALADS

Tropical Rice Salad

Summary

Servings 6
Time Needed Prep
Cook
Ingredients 9
Difficulty Easy

Rating (click to rate)

4.3 based on 3 ratings.

Ingredients

  • 1 Tuna 400 grams
  • 1 1/2 cups Basmati Rice
  • 2 1/2 Cups Water
  • 1 Red Capsicum diced
  • 4 Spring Onions thinly sliced
  • 1/4 cups Olive Oil
  • 1 cup Fresh Mint chopped
  • 2 tbsp Orange Zest
  • 1/2 Pineapple skin removed and diced

Nutrition Information

Qty per
356g serve
Qty per
100g
Energy 512.30333333333kcalcal 143.75534905038kcalcal
Protein 9.68gg 2.7162653222525gg
Fat (total) 36.95gg 10.368388807565gg
 - saturated 5.4566666666667gg 1.5311729795204gg
Carbohydrate 38.901666666667gg 10.916038031456gg
 - sugars 24.458333333333gg 6.8631531687424gg
Dietary Fibre 3.1316666666667gg 0.87876421152074gg
Sodium 40.38mgmg 11.330867119066mgmg

Please Note - Nutritional information is provided as a guide only and may not be accurate.

Tropical Rice Salad is a refreshing dish to go on your table either as a lunch, for BBQ or a side dish with your main dinner.

Method

  1. Place rice and water in a large pot and bring to the boil.

  2. Simmer until holes appear then cover and remove from heat to cool.

  3. In a large bowl, combine rice, capsicum, pineapple, spring onions and tuna.

  4. In a small bowl, whisk oil, orange zest and juice and mint.

  5. Season with salt and pepper.

  6. Pour over salad just before serving.

Recipe Hints and Tips:

  • Tropical Rice Salad is Not suitable for freezing.
  • Is best made just before serving.
  • Replace the Tuna with Ham or Chicken
Jody Allen
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Jody Allen is the founder of Stay at Home Mum. Jody is a five-time published author with Penguin Random House and is the current Suzuki Queensland Amb...Read Moreassador. Read Less

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