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    Home » Recipes » Holidays and Entertaining

    Piquant Rice Salad

    Published: Aug 29, 2011 · Updated: Mar 4, 2021 · This post may contain affiliate links.

    Here's a bold-flavored rice salad, enough to feed a crowd. Bursting with lots of tasty ingredients and textures, including artichokes, roasted peppers, and fresh chili peppers, it's a sturdy potluck or buffet dish. Jalapeños give it a subtle kick. Photos by Evan Atlas. 

    Serves: 10 to 12

    • 1 ½ cups raw long-grain brown or brown basmati rice
      (or try a colorful exotic rice blend)
    • 2 cups frozen green peas, thawed
    • 12-ounce jar marinated artichoke hearts, with liquid, chopped
    • 12-ounce jar roasted red peppers, with a little of the liquid, cut into strips
    • 1 cup halved cherry tomatoes
    • ⅔ cup sliced pitted black olives
    • ¼ to ½ cup chopped fresh parsley
    • 2 to 3 scallions, thinly sliced
    • 1 to 2 jalapeños or other chili peppers, seeded and minced
    • 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
    • Juice of 1 to 2 limes, to taste
    • 2 teaspoons agave nectar, or to taste
    • Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste

    Combine the rice with 3 cups water in a large saucepan and bring to a gentle boil. Lower the heat, cover, and simmer gently until the water is absorbed, about 35 minutes. If you'd like a more tender grain, add ½ cup more water and simmer until absorbed. Let cool to room temperature.

    Combine the rice with the remaining ingredients in a serving bowl and toss together until well combined. If time allows, let the salad stand for an hour or so before serving to allow the flavors to blend.

    Nutrition information
    Per serving:  Calories: 189; Total fat: 5g;  Protein: 4g; Carbs: 33g; Sodium: 271mg

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    1. INDRA MAHARAJ says

      August 27, 2015 at 12:37 pm

      GREAT MEAL IDEA FOR VEGETERIANS

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