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For boosting of appetite for the family to break the usual common way of preparing white rice, this can easily change the color and flavor to surprise everyone.
Ingredients
- Tomatoes
- Rice, cooked
- Vinaigrette
- Salt
- Pepper (optional)
Method
1. Skin and deseed the tomatoes, cut into 0.5cm dice.
2. Mix with the rice and peas.
3. Add the vinaigrette and correct the seasoning.
Key points
• Always cook the rice that it still has a bite, with the grains separate
• Blanch the grains to retain its color also to avoid feeling starchy in the mouth.
• One can always use carrots, peas, seeds, pods, vegetable fruits.
Healthy eating tips
> This dish is high in starchy carbohydrates and can be varied with different or additional vegetables e.g peppers.
> Lightly dress with vinaigrette and add salt sparingly.
Rice salad contains
- Energy >906kj
- Kcal > 216kcal
- Fat > 6.9g
- Sat fat > 1.1g
- Carb > 34.6g
- Sugar 3.3g
- Protein > 5.9g
- Fibre > 8.3g
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