Whether you serve it warm or cool, rice is a brilliant addition to a salad. If you opt for brown or wild rice, you’ll get a slow-releasing, lower GI carbohydrate, or throw in some easy-to-digest white rice as a nice way to bulk up your dish.
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These work just as well as a tasty side dish at your next party or festive gathering as they do for a tasty and satisfying lunch at work.
For some healthy ways to add more rice into your salads, take a flick through our recipes. From our Japanese inspired ‘sushi’ salads, to our Indian-style curried rice and cashews, these dishes are the perfect way to take lunch to the next level.
If you’re looking for a healthy salad with a difference, try this Cypriot-inspired Mediterranean grain salad packed with lentils, brown rice, quinoa, seeds, nuts and fresh herbs.
Similar to a deconstructed sushi bowl, this delicious salad showcases all the beautiful flavours of Japanese cooking with some freshly grilled Australian prawns.
Healthy and delicious dinner ideas have never been easier! Enjoy this tasty, wholesome prawn and brown rice salad, full of flavour the whole family will love!
This healthy and filling warm beef and rice salad packs a punch with a chilli soy dressing and crisp vegetables. It makes a great lunch, and packs well if you’re looking for something to pop in a lunch box.
sesame dressing Perilla leaves, also known as shiso leaves, belong to the mint family and are available in green and purple-red varieties from Asian grocers. Use the leaves whole or shredded, as an ingredient or a condiment. You can use mint leaves instead. Note
Use any rice you like for this recipe, just make sure it’s cooked properly so every grain is separate. You could use about 3½ cups of cold leftover rice if you happen to have it, if not cook, rinse and drain the rice the day before the picnic. Keep the rice in the fridge. Assemble […]
Before starting the recipe, boil the kettle so you have boiling water ready to go into the saucepan to blanch the brussels sprout leaves. You need to plunge the leaves into iced water, so make sure you have some on hand. You could also use a portion of cold-smoked, boneless trout, if you prefer. Note
Cooking rice is an important skill to master. Luckily, the Test Kitchen has had decades to perfect our fail-proof process. Follow these instructions for how to cook white rice perfectly, including a helpful breakdown on the different types of white rice. We also have detailed instructions for how to cook rice in the microwave.
Alternatively, invest in a rice cooker (see note below). They make it simple to achieve fluffy rice every time.
Rice cookers are one of the ultimate appliances for convenience. They make cooking restaurant-quality rice at home simple and fuss-free. Additionally, they’re great to use for when you’re batch cooking for the week ahead. See our picks of the best rice cookers.
Leftover rice recipes
The Test Kitchen has plenty of creative ways to use up leftover rice that go beyond the classic fried rice (though we love a fried rice, too).
Explore our collection of exciting ways to use up leftover rice. This 22-recipe collection includes stuffed vine leaves, a creative teriyaki chicken burger, and sticky coconut rice balls.
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