Cilantro Rice Salad

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 cups basmati rice
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1/4 cup wine vinegar
• 2 medium tomatoes, diced
• 1 medium red onion, minced
• 1 cup chopped cilantro
• 1/2 cup kalamata olive, pitted and chopped
• salt & fresh ground pepper

Recipe

• 1 cook rice according to package directions, either on stove top or in rice cooker.
• 2 once rice is cooked, transfer to a large bowl and allow to cool, tossing with a rubber spoon until at room temperature.
• 3 wisk together ingredients for the dressing: oil, vinegar, salt and pepper in a bowl.
• 4 fold tomatoes, onion, cilantro and olives into the cooled rice.
• 5 add vinaigrette and toss to combine.
• 6 add salt and pepper to taste.
• 7 **notefor leftovers: leftover rice salad can be tossed with a can or two of tuna, drained and flaked.
• 8 makes a nice lunch!