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Tropical Rice Salad. This salad is a colourful mix of different flavours and textures, made with ingredients like wild rice, peppers, mangoes, and macadamia nuts. It is a tasty salad to eat on its own, or as a side to barbecued meat and fish. Also great to take to a potluck or on a summer picnic.
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Tropical Rice Salad

Tfull of tropical flavors!
Course Salads
Cuisine Tropical
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings 6
Calories 511kcal
Author Michelle Ordever

Ingredients

  • 500 g/17oz long grain and wild rice mix
  • 250 g/8oz pineapple cut into small bite size pieces
  • 250 g/8oz mango cut into small bite size pieces
  • 2 bell peppers - red yellow, or orange, deseeded and cut into small bite size pieces
  • 4 spring onions scallions, finely chopped
  • 200 g/7oz canned sweetcorn drained
  • 80 g/3oz pomegranate seeds
  • 1 fresh red chilli deseeded and finely chopped (optional)
  • 50 g/2oz macadamia nuts chopped
  • 50 g/2oz peanuts chopped

For the dressing

  • 50 ml/¼ cup peanut oil
  • 50 ml/¼ cup light soy sauce
  • 180 ml/¾ cup pineapple juice
  • 1 Tbsp white rice vinegar

Instructions

  • Cook the rice according to the package instructions, and leave to cool.
  • Mix all of the other ingredients together in a bowl, then add the rice and combine.
  • Whisk the dressing ingredients together, then pour over the rice salad. Mix well.
  • Refrigerate until serving.

Nutrition

Serving: 1 | Calories: 511kcal | Carbohydrates: 56g | Protein: 16g | Fat: 28g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 19g | Cholesterol: 17mg | Sodium: 1101mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 21g