Italian Style Rice Salad

Name: Italian Style Rice Salad
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 18 min
Total time: 28 min
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 200 grams Long Grain Rice (Uncooked weight (makes 600 grams (3 cups) once cooked)); 310 mls Cold water; 5 tbsp Olive oil; ½ Lemon (juice); 1 tbsp Italian Seasoning/ Dried Herbs (mix of Oregano, Thyme, Basil, Parsley, Sage, Red Pepper flakes); 2 tsp Garlic Puree (or 4 cloves minced); 8 Sundried Tomatoes (Finely chopped); 1 Orange Pepper (Diced); ½ Cucumber (Diced); 1 Red Onion (Diced); 100 gram Cherry or Plum Tomatoes (Quartered); 100 g Sweetcorn (Tin); 60 g Green or/and Black Olives (pitted); 4 tbsp Pine Nuts; 3 tbsp Fresh Basil (chopped); 2 tbsp Fresh Parsley (chopped); 130 gram Cooked Diced Pancetta; 1 tin Tuna (drained); 200 g Mozzarella (Balls or chopped )

Instructions

Prep:10minCook:18min

Healthy, tasty Italian styled Rice Salad. Vegetarian friendly as it is or you can add cooked pancetta, tuna or mozzarella in the last step to make it more of a main meal? Great served up as side dish or served up as a sharing BBQ salad.

Updated at: Mon, 03 Nov 2025 08:15:55 GMT