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Cold Rice Salad - {Insalata Di Riso}

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Date Added:	February 29, 2008
Calories:	4
Serves:	8
Prep. Time:	0:00
Category:	Italian / Pasta / Pizza, Salads / Dressings

Ingredients:

2     cups          Arborio or long-grain rice
1     can           tuna packed in olive oil - (3 1/2 oz)
1/2   cup           dried tomatoes packed in oil
                    = (homemade or store-bought)
1                   red bell pepper
1/4   cup           chopped pitted Kalamata olives
1     small         sweet white or red onion
1/4   cup           chopped fennel bulb
3                   fresh basil leaves
                    Salt
                    Freshly-ground black pepper
                    Sliced tomatoes
                    Fresh basil leaves

Directions: one line for each direction. When saved the lines will be numbered.

In a medium saucepan, bring 6 cups of water to a boil over high heat. Add the rice and bring back to the boil. Cover, lower the heat to medium, and cook the rice until al dente, about 20 minutes. Drain the rice and let cool.
In a large bowl, combine the rice, tuna, dried tomatoes, red pepper, olives, onion, fennel, and chopped basil. Add salt and pepper to taste, if you wish, and mix well. Pack the mixture tightly into a 6-cup round mold or an elongated 12- by 4-inch loaf pan. Cover the mold with foil. Refrigerate for 4 to 6 hours, or overnight.
Unmold the rice onto a platter and garnish with sliced fresh tomatoes and basil leaves.
This recipe yields 6 to 8 servings.
Comments: One of the dishes we had in the summertime was a cold rice salad that was filling enough to serve as the main course. There was no rhyme or reason as to what went into this dish; it just evolved as various leftovers were taken out of the refrigerator.

Notes:
Recipe from "Ciao Italia" by Mary A. Esposito, (Morrow Cookbooks, 1991)

Nutrition Facts

Servings Per Recipe: 8

Amount Per Serving

Calories: 4

Calories from Fat 5.3%

Total Fat

trace

Cholesterol

0mg

Sodium

trace

Carbohydrate

Dietary Fiber

trace

Protein

trace

Exchanges: 0 Vegetable.

Rating: ()

Added On: February 29, 2008

* Ciao Italia at http://www.ciaoitalia.com