Nutrition for beauty | Хранене за Красота
Nutrition for beauty | Хранене за Красота
Nicole’s Tuna-and-Rice Salad
Prep Time
15 minutes
Cooking Time
15 minutes
Yields
6
Ingredients
- 250 g rice;
- 1 can of tuna (±100 g);
- 1 can of corn (±200 g);
- 2-3 tomatoes, depending on size (±300 g);
- 1 yellow bell pepper (green or red will do) (±100 g);
- 1 pack of pitted green olives (±300 g);
- salt, pepper, olive oil, and lemon juice to taste;
- 1 shallot.
Directions
- Cook the rice in boiling water, drain it, rinse it, and leave it in the fridge to cool;
- Prepare the vegetables: dice the tomatoes, seed and chop the bell pepper, and finely slice the shallot;
- Pour everything into a large salad bowl;
- Add the corn, crumbled tuna, and diced olives;
- Add the cold rice and then drizzle with the lemon juice and olive oil to your liking;
- Season with salt and pepper, then mix everything thoroughly.
Notes
Variations:
- Replace the tuna with surimi (crab rolls);
- Use brown or imperial rice instead of white;
- Place 2 hard-boiled eggs, cut into quarters, on top of the salad;
- Add avocado;
- Replace the tomatoes with cherry tomatoes;
- Use black olives instead of green ones;
- Use a small red onion instead of the shallot.
Credit
Nicole Baulot