Saffron rice salad
Yield: 4 Servings
Ingredients:
- 2 tb White wine vinegar
- 1 tb Olive oil
- 2 dr Hot pepper sauce (optional) --Or more to taste
- 1 Garlic clove; minced
- 1/4 ts Ground white pepper
- 2 1/2 c Cooked rice -(cooked in chicken broth &
- 1/16 ts Saffron)* -- cooled to room temp.
- 1/2 c Diced red pepper
- 1/2 c Diced green pepper
- 1/4 c Sliced green onions -- including tops
- 1/4 c Sliced ripe olives
Instructions:
Lettuce leaves Combine vinegar oil pepper sauce (if desired) garlic and white pepper in large bowl; mix well. Add remaining ingredients except lettuce; toss lightly. Serve on lettuce leaves. *Ground turmeric may be substituted. Each serving provides: * 198 calories * 4.0 g. protein * 2.6 g. fat * 39.3 g. carbohydrate * 1.7 g. dietary fiber * 565 mg. sodium * 0 mg. cholesterol Source: "Light Lean & Low Fat" booklet Reprinted with permission from USA Rice Council Electronic format courtesy of Karen Mintzias



