Summertime Rice Salad

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Title: Summertime Rice Salad
Categories: Salads
Yield: 4 servings


2 c cooked rice
: Vinaigrette -----
2 TB fresh lemon juice
1 red bell pepper -- finely
: diced
3 scallions -- chopped
1 carrot -- chopped
3 TB fresh parsley -- * chopped
: (see note)
1 cucumber -- peeled and
: diced
1 tomato -- peeled and
: chopped
1 celery stalks -- peeled and
: diced

* Substitute dill or basil for the parsley if
preferred.

1. Put rice in a serving bowl and pour 2 tablespoons
lemon juice and 4 tablespoons Vinaigrette over. Add
freshly ground black pepper to taste. Toss well with
fork. 2. Prepare all the remaining ingredients, except
tomatoes and cucumbers, and blend. Mix well and let
cool. 3. Add onions and cucumbers just before serving
to maintain best texture and taste for those two
vegetables.

Recipe By : Jo Anne Merrill

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