Palma of Palmabella's Passions picked this week's recipe. Anyone who knows Palma or has attended any of the desert GTGs at her home will attest to the fact that anything that Palma makes is GOOD! Here is what she says about her recipe:
This is a great side dish with grilled chicken or fish. It is served cold, so you can make it ahead, and let the flavors blend.
Tropical Rice Salad
Ingredients:
2 c. chicken stock
1 c. white rice (I've never tried it with other rice, but feel free)
1 c. halved snow peas
1 c. chopped red bell pepper
3/4 c. celery
2/3 c. (or one can) sliced water chestnuts
2-3 green onions, chopped
1 can mandarin oranges, drained
1 can crushed (or chunk) pineapple, drained well
Dressing:
2 t. orange juice concentrate
2 t. honey
1 t. soy sauce
1 t. olive oil
1/2 t. sesame oil
1/2 t. lemon juice
1/2 t. minced garlic
1/4 t. minced gingerroot
Instructions:
Cook rice in chicken stock. Drain well. Cool rice. Put rice in a large mixing bowl. Add all other ingredients. In a small bowl, whisk together dressing ingredients. Pour over rice mixture and toss. Chill six hours, and toss again before serving.
I used fresh pineapple instead of canned and TJ's brown rice instead of white, but everything else was according to the recipe. We loved the salad - thanks Palma!
Here are the ingredients:
Everything is chopped (rice is cooling off):
Salad is ready to be served:
We had our salad with Grilled Chicken with Basil Dressing. It was a recipe from Food Network's Giada De Laurentis.
Comments (5)
Yours looks wonderful. Great idea to use that TJ's brown rice - it's such great stuff. The past two times I've been, it's been out of stock. Next time they have it, I'm going to buy a bunch!
Posted by Annie | August 2, 2009 8:57 AM
Posted on August 2, 2009 08:57
Yes, Annie, sometimes it is hard to find the brown rice in stock. And the box takes up quite a bit of space in the freezer, so I limit myself to two boxes at a time.
Posted by nancyhol | August 2, 2009 9:07 AM
Posted on August 2, 2009 09:07
Looks wonderful,Nancy.
Posted by candi | August 2, 2009 11:46 AM
Posted on August 2, 2009 11:46
Hi Nancy, your salad looks very delicious. I loved this salad too and I would love to try it with brown rice and wild rice like you and Annie.
Have a great evening!
Posted by Kathy (Trekcapri) | August 2, 2009 7:55 PM
Posted on August 2, 2009 19:55
Your salad looks great - I had hoped to use brown rice but I was all out. :-( Next time . . .
Posted by Jerry | August 4, 2009 5:45 PM
Posted on August 4, 2009 17:45