This simple salad is full of delicious flavours: olives, rosemary and roasted vegetables. You can serve this one warm for a hearty dinner, or if the weather’s fine, cold for a lovely picnic lunch. A little splash of white wine on the side wouldn’t hurt either!
Serves: 2
Ingredients
- 85g mixed basmati, red and wild rice
- 1 large sprig rosemary
- 120g good quality canned tuna (drained weight)
- 25g mixed olives, halved
- 75g roasted red peppers, roughly chopped
- 75g sundried tomatoes in oil, drained and quartered if whole (reserve 2 tablespoons oil)
- 75g canned sweet corn, drained
- 1 large red or regular spring onion, finely sliced
- 50g mixed salad leaves
- salt
- black pepper
For the dressing
- 1 heaped teaspoon mayonnaise
- 1/2 teaspoon sherry vinegar
- 1/4 teaspoon very finely chopped rosemary leaves
Method
Cook the rice in salted water according to the packet instructions, adding the sprig of rosemary to the water. Drain, then spread it out on a tray and leave to cool, discarding the rosemary sprig.
Meanwhile, make the dressing. Mix together the mayonnaise, vinegar, rosemary and one tablespoon of cold water in a small bowl. Chill until ready to serve.
Combine the tuna, olives, peppers, tomatoes, sweet corn and spring onion in a large bowl. Stir through the cooled rice, season, and add two tablespoons of oil from the sundried tomato jar. Divide the salad leaves between plates or bowls, top with the rice salad and drizzle over the dressing.
Recipe taken from Posh Rice by Emily Kydd
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