Fruity Rice Salad And Orange Vinaigrette
Recipe Summary Fruity Rice Salad And Orange Vinaigrette
UNCLE BEN'S® Ready Rice® serves as the base for an extremely versatile salad perfectly suited to accompany any meal! The Original Rice can become the Ready Basmati Rice or Whole Grain Brown Rice, dried cranberries can become golden raisins, pecans can become pistachios or walnuts, celery can become water chestnuts or apples! Use your imagination!
Ingredients | Rice Salad Recipes Cold
1 (8.8 ounce) pouch UNCLE BEN'S® Ready Rice® Original Long Grain¼ cup sliced celery¼ cup sweetened dried cranberries (such as Ocean Spray® Craisins®).063 cup toasted pecans, broken into pieces¼ cup chopped green onions1 tablespoon diced red onion1 tablespoon mayonnaise, or more to taste2 tablespoons blood orange white balsamic vinegar4 tablespoons lemon-infused olive oil½ teaspoon Dijon mustard½ teaspoon honey1 small clove garlic, minced1 pinch salt and pepper to tasteDirections
Microwave rice according to package instructions; refrigerate until chilled, about 30 minutes.Place rice in serving bowl. Add celery, dried cranberries, pecans, green onions, and red onions. Stir in mayonnaise.Whisk together white balsamic vinegar, olive oil, Dijon mustard, honey, and garlic.Toss rice salad with vinaigrette. Season with salt and pepper. Refrigerate for at least an hour to allow flavors to blend.If you can't find blood orange white balsamic vinegar, substitute another fruity-type vinegar.Just before serving I add a few dashes of the flavored balsamic vinegar or extra vinaigrette for an extra punch.Info | Rice Salad Recipes Cold
prep:
15 mins
cook:
1 hr 30 mins
total:
1 hr 45 mins
Servings:
4
Yield:
4 servings
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