Tasty African Rice Salad

Tasty African Rice Salad
  • Author: natashachamberlin

This colorful and flavorful rice salad is a delightful addition to any meal. Packed with a variety of ingredients, from crispy bacon to crunchy cucumbers, each bite offers a harmonious blend of textures and flavors. The creamy dressing, enhanced with a hint of tanginess from lemon and vinegar, ties everything together for a refreshing and satisfying dish. Perfect for a light lunch or as a side dish for your next barbecue, this salad is sure to impress with its vibrant appearance and delectable taste.

— Constant Cookbook

Ingredients

  • 2 cups of rice
  • 10 Frankfurters / hot dog sausage sliced into rings
  • 2 large tomatos chopped
  • 2 whole spring onions (including green bits) chopped finely
  • 1 Shallot chopped finely
  • 100g chopped button mushrooms
  • 1 cup of peas cooked
  • 300g sweet corn
  • Half a cucumber chopped into little squares
  • 150g olives
  • 12 rashes of bacon cooked and then sliced into small strips
  • 2 gherkins chopped finely
  • 1 green pepper chopped finely
  • 1 red pepper chopped finely
  • 1 yellow pepper chopped finely
  • 1 orange pepper chopped finely
  • 1 clove of garlic finely chopped
  • Salt
  • Black Pepper / freshly ground is best
  • 250g Mayonnaise though can add more if you too dry
  • Juice of one lemon
  • 1 tbs of vinegar

Instructions

  • First place the mayonnaise, lemon juice, vinegar, salt and pepper into a small bowl and mix well.
  • Now put all of the other ingredients into a large bowl. Add the mayo mixture to the bowl with all the other ingredients and stir in well. Keep in the fridge for a good hour before serving, as it tastes so much better when chilled.
  • This salad goes very well with cold meats and other salads such as a crisp garden salad, potato salad, coleslaw and carrot salad. This salad is also great to have with a bbq.
  • If there is any ingredient that you do not like then just leave it out.

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Yield

Serves 6