Yellow Rice & Seafood Salad
Ready In: 50 mins
Serves: 6
Ingredients
- 1 (8 ounce) bottle clam juice
- 1 cup water or 1 cup low sodium chicken broth
- 1⁄3 cup olive oil
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 8 ounces goya yellow rice mix
- 2⁄3 lb large shrimp, peeled & deveined
- 1⁄3 lb scallops, cleaned & beards removed
- 1 1⁄2 tablespoons cider vinegar
- 1 tablespoon ketchup
- 1 fresh garlic clove, minced
- 1⁄2 cup diced red onion
- 1⁄2 cup diced red pepper
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
- salt and pepper
- 2 pinches crushed red pepper flakes
Directions
- In a saucepan, bring clam juice, water or chicken broth, crushed red pepper flakes, and 1 tablespoons oil to a boil.
- Add rice mix, stir and bring back to boil.
- Cover, lower heat and simmer for 20 minutes or until all the liquid is absorbed and rice is cooked.
- Remove from heat and cool.
- While rice is cooking, in a skillet, heat 1 tablespoons oil on medium high.
- Cook the shellfish until opaque (or lightly browned on both sides) and just done. (3 to 5 minutes)
- Remove from heat and cool.
- In a blender or in a bowl with a whisk, combine the 1/3 cup oil, vinegar, ketchup and garlic.
- In a bowl, combine the onion, red pepper and cilantro.
- Gently stir in dressing, cooled rice and cooled shellfish.
- Add salt and pepper to taste.
- Can be served well chilled or at room temperature.
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