Microwave Rice Salad
photo by katew
- Ready In:
- 22mins
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Serves:
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6
ingredients
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Basic ingredients
- 1 cup rice
- 2 cups water
- 1 -2 chicken stock cube (I prefer one because of allergies)
- 1 tablespoon butter
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Added ingredients I use
- 1 cup peas, cooked
- 1 onion, diced cooked
- 2 hard-boiled eggs, and diced
- 1 cup diced ham
- 2 spring onions, diced
- 1 cup pre cooked chicken, diced
- 1 cup corn, tinned is fine
- salt and pepper
directions
- Rinse uncooked rice off in strainer unser cold water, until water runs clear.
- I actually put rice in a jug of water let sit a few minutes stir and then strain off.
- In a microwave safe bowl add crumbled stock cube, rice and butter.
- Microwave rice for 3 minutes, remove and stir so as stock cube and butter dissolves, and mixes inches.
- Place bowl with a cover in microwave for 8 minutes on high, when finished remove and leave rice stand (untouched) for 10 minutes. The rice should be perfectly cooked after standing.
- Now add extra ingredients, and seasoning's and serve cold or hot ~
- Frozen peas and onions can be microwaved for a few minutes if adding.
- Other ingredients I have added or substituted are (drained no added water to the mix). I always use onions to the mix and usually boiled eggs diced.
- Pineapple.
- Cooked chicken.
- Tuna
- Capsicum (diced).
- Shallots (diced finely).
- Carrots (diced).
- Beans (diced).
- Small cooked prawns (diced).
- Saffron (1/4 teaspoon) for colour (makes salad yellow in colour) The list is endless as to what you can use, just make sure the ingredients dont carry too much water to make rice gluggy!
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Reviews
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Mmm, Tisme, this is really a very easy and quick recipe that makes for a yummy and so versatile rice salad! I used white long grain rice, chopped carrots, peas, hard-boiled eggs, onion and fresh parsley. Mmm! :) Nex time I think I will try adding in some corn and cucumber or maybe chickpeas. The list of variations is endless and I wanna try many of them for sure! :) I hope you dont mind that I made this without the microwave as my new kitchen is too small for it. Using the stove-top this came together in a jiffy, too. THANKS SO MUCH for sharing this super recipe with us, Tisme! Made and reviewed for Ed'n#9 Make My Recipe November 09.
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Australia