Hi! It’s again time for world on a plate! And this month we are doing grain salads.
I am late with the posting because of the Italy-England game and I have 3000 things to do before going to theater in 1 hour… So I’ll be brief and get straight business.
As grain salad, I am proposing an Italian classic: Insalata di riso (rice salad). The dish is typically eaten in summer and is a salad made with boiled rice and whatever you have in the fridge. Typical ingredients include: pickles, pickled onions, cubed ham, cubed cheese, boiled eggs, olives, tuna, pickled pepper, tomatoes, giardiniera, boiled peas…. Basically whatever you have in the fridge and like.
It is a dish that keeps well and can be enjoyed for days. It also works great for open air picnics or lunches. And obviously is a great way of using up leftovers.
Remember to check out what kind of salads people make around the globe!
Ingredients
- 7. oz rice
- 1 cup pickled vegetables (whatever you have and like)
- 1 can tuna or 1/3 cup cubed ham
- 1/3 cup cubed cheese
- 2 boiled eggs
- olive oil
Directions
- Boil rice and let it cool down
- In a bowl add all the ingredients cut to more or less equal size.
- Add the cold rice and mix well
- If needed add olive oil and seasoning (salt and pepper)
Hi! I'm PolaM, the Italian cooking in the Midwest.
This is so simple, yet looks delicious….:-)
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Love love love this! I love rice, I’m actually crazy about rice, I can live eating only rice for the rest of my life, and of course these are salad days. It’s so hot!
Hope you had a good time at the theatre!
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This recipe looks very nice. What I love about it is that I can make a lot of variations on it, since I practically use whatever ingredients I have at hand.
Wow! that looks like one healthy salad, and it is pretty easy to cook for a non-cook like me too!
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A very delicious looking rice dish. I would love it for the lunch.
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Have a great weekend!
Angie
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I’ve only had this dish once, at a seaside restaurant in Imperia, but I’ve been wanting to have it again. Thanks for sharing the recipe!
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I do love insalata di riso. A classic , always good dish which you can make in advance and leave it in the fridge for a few days so you can have a few meals with it! Looks good too!
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This sounds like such a versatile dish. Sorry I am not able to participate this month. Hope to do so next month. Cheers!
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I love your Italian take on rice salad! Looks delicious. Go Italy!
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Fab salad! I love clean out the fridge recipes.
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I love me a good rice salad! This looks perfect.
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Tobe honest with you, I never really made any rice salad before. But, your recipe looks pretty intriguing I must admit.
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Adoro l’insalata di riso, è perfetta per l’estate. La presentazione del piatto è splendida. un abbraccio Daniela.
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That’s a great salad! In fact I have all the ingredients for it in my pantry and fridge and always do!
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Yum.
This is the kind of salad that I could make and take to work, or munch on straight out of the fridge. I think it would be totally moreish!
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I love insalata di riso, such an Italian summer staple! Of course we had some during our beach vacation.
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Hmm salad with eggs on top – totally my style. I will not skip hard boiled eggs for salad. =) I’m really new to see rice in salad and I’m enjoying this series this month. I don’t even think I had salad with rice in other cuisines too! Totally opened my eyes!
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What a beautiful looking dish
Very exotic!
And loving your blog!
Cheers
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that sounds like a delicious salad for a picnic!
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Buona, l’insalata di riso assolutamente necessaria d’estate!
I make a rice salad but yours sounds terrific with the pickled vegetables and tuna.
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Very refreshing very appropriate for this time of the year!
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I got to try this one, I never knew any rice salad dishes until now
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con questo caldo è perfetta!!!!!!baciiiiiiiii
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We’re so glad you posted a recipe for Insalata di Riso! It’s been on our minds for a couple of weeks. The argument in our household is mayo or no mayo – I prefer olive oil only, just as in your recipe, but Stefano likes a bit of mayonnaise in his insalata di riso.
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A true classic. Nothing nicer for those sweltering summer days!
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I love this Pola! I think I could add some pickled beets as well for the color and the taste. Got to try it! Thank you for sharing and have a wonderful week ahead!
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