Tomato Rice Salad
Ready In: 1 hr
Serves: 8
Ingredients
- 1 1⁄2 cups water
- 1 cup long-grain rice
- 1 teaspoon salt, divided
- 6 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon spice essence or 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper (optional)
- 1 small diced jalapeno (optional)
- 1 clove garlic, minces
- 1⁄2 cup olive oil
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 medium fresh tomatoes, seeded and diced
- 1 large cucumber, peeled,seeded and diced
- 1 medium bell pepper, diced (red/green or yellow)
- 1 cup green onion, sliced
- 1 cup radish, thinly sliced
Directions
- Bring water to a boil, stir in rice and 1/2 tsp salt.
- Reduce heat to low, cover and cook 20 minutes or until all liquid is absorbed.
- Remove from heat and let stand, covered 5 minutes.
- While rice is cooking, combine remaining 1/2 tsp. salt, lemon juice, cumin, garlic and olive oil.
- Stir into hot cooked rice.
- Chill for 30 minutes.
- Add remaining ingredients and chill several hours before serving.
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