Minty Summer Rice Salad
Ready In: 20 mins
Serves: 4
Ingredients
- 9 ounces long grain rice
- 9 ounces asparagus, cut in bite-size pieces
- 1 red pepper, seeded and chopped
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 lemon, grated zest and juice
- 9 ounces mozzarella cheese, chopped
- 1 ounce mint leaf, shredded
- salt and pepper
Directions
- Drop the rice into a pan of boiling salted water and cook for 10 minutes. Toss in the asparagus and cook for a further 3-4 minutes until the rice is completely cooked and the asparagus is only slightly crunchy. Drain into a sieve and hold under the cold tap until cool.
- When the rice is cold, stir in the red pepper, oil, lemon zest and juice, mozzarella and mint leaves. Season well.
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