The Recipe
Zen Rice Salad
COOK TIME : 15 minutesPREP TIME : 15 minutes
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Ingredients
DESCRIPTION
Hot weather is upon us and I don't like to spend too much time in the kitchen heating it up. I like to eat simpler and fresher, so tasty, main-course salads are the ticket! This salad makes me feel so good eating it, bringing balance to my appetite and my health, hence the name.
INGREDIENTS
- 1 1/4 cups arborio rice
- 1 1/2 cups frozen green peas, cooked until tender
- 1 (15 ounce) can kidney beans or 1 (15 ounce) can chickpeas, drained and rinsed
- 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can corn niblets, drained
- 2 (6 ounce) cans tuna, drained and flaked
- 1 cup fresh parsley, chopped
- 1/2 cup red onion, minced (or any type of sweeter onion, like Vidalia)
- 1/2 cup celery, chopped
- 1/2 cup dill pickles, chopped
- 1/3 cup golden raisin, chopped
- 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1/3 cup fresh lime juice
- 2 tablespoons sweet chili sauce
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
- 2 teaspoons ginger, freshly-grated
- 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
- salt and pepper, to taste
DIRECTIONS
NUTRITION
Calories | 459 | 23% | |
Cholesterol | 16 | 5% | |
Carbohydrates | 59 | 22% | |
Fat | 17 | 22% | |
Protein | 20 | 39% |
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