Rice Salad

Rice Salad is a dish consisting of cooked rice in combination with other ingredients, such as, vegetables, meat, fruits, nuts, fish, and seafood. The rice is seasoned and spiced appropriately. Rice salads may be prepared for consumption as main or side dishes. Rice Salad Preparation Preparation of Rice Salad is quite simple. The rice used may be white rice, brown rice, wild rice or any variety of rice. It is first cooked to a fluffy consistency. The individual grains of cooked rice should be separable. Meat or vegetables are usually sautéed with seasonings and the boiled rice is added to the cooked mixture and stirred lightly till it is coated evenly with the mixture. Fruits, cheese or nuts may be added as a dressing to the salad. Rice Salad Recipes Popular Rice Salad recipes include those made in combination with seafood, ham, chicken and peas, cheese, black beans, pickles, or lemon dressing. This filling salad is made with many other ingredients too.