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Nutritious Red Rice Salad

Posted by Tamara in Recipes, Salads on February 18, 2010 | no responses

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup basmati rice
  • 6 radishes, halved and sliced
  • ½ cup red pepper, diced
  • ½ cup red onion, diced
  • 2 cooked beets, sliced (about 1 ½ cups)
  • ¼ cup fresh chives, snipped
  • 2 tbsp fresh dill, chopped

Dressing:

  • ¼ cup white wine vinegar
  • 2 tbsp prepared horseradish
  • 1 tbsp whole-grain mustard
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • Black pepper to taste
  • ½ cup olive oil

Instructions:
Cook basmati rice according to package instructions. You should have about 3 cups of cooked rice. Allow rice to cool.

In a large serving bowl, combine rice, pepper, onion, beets, radishes, chives and dill.

In a separate small bowl, whisk together vinegar, horseradish, mustard, sugar, salt and pepper. Add the olive oil gradually and whisk until the dressing has a smooth texture.

Pour the dressing over the rice and combine well. Cover and chill for a few hours.

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