Easiest Way to Prepare Tasty Summer Rice Salad

Summer Rice Salad.

You can have Summer Rice Salad using 14 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Summer Rice Salad

1. You need of Rice salad.
2. You need 3 cup of brown rice.
3. It's of Balsamic dressing.
4. Prepare 1 cup of balsamic vinegar.
5. You need 1 cup of olive oil, extra virgin.
6. Prepare 2 tbsp of dijon mustard.
7. It's 1 tsp of ground black pepper.
8. Prepare 1 tsp of salt.
9. Prepare 2 tbsp of honey.
10. It's of vegetables.
11. It's 1 large of cucumber.
12. You need 10 oz of grape tomatoes (1 container).
13. Prepare 1/4 of red onion.
14. Prepare 1 cup of fresh basil.

Summer Rice Salad step by step

1. Boil your brown rice. Whole grain or instant rice will work nicely. You can use couscous or pasta for variety. When done, put the starch in the fridge to cool..
2. While the rice boils, add dressing ingredients into a mason jar or small Tupperware. Shake vigorously until mixed. Taste and tweak accordingly for a tart and sweet flavor..
3. Peel and chop the cucumber to 1/4 to 1/2 inch pieces. Slice grape tomatoes in 1/2. Chop basil into thin slices. Dice red onion..
4. Throw all ingredients and dressing into large Tupperware and shake until mixed. Otherwise fold all ingredients with a large spoon until mixed together..
5. Serve chilled. Should be enough for a large dinner party, BBQ with friends, or multiple meals. Great for a vegetarian main dish! Try it with raisins and a couple dashes is cinnamon for a Middle Eastern twist..