Rice Cucumber And Crab Meat Salad With Lemon And Parsley Oil Food

LEMON RICE SALAD

Steps:

• For dressing, place first seven ingredients in a jar with a tight-fitting lid; shake well. In a large bowl, toss long grain rice and wild rice with dressing. Refrigerate, covered, overnight. , Stir cucumbers, green onions, parsley, basil and pepper into rice mixture. Refrigerate, covered, 2 hours. Stir in pecans just before serving.

RICE, CUCUMBER AND CRAB-MEAT SALAD WITH LEMON-AND-PARSLEY OIL

Steps:

• Cut the cucumbers in half lengthwise and scrape out the seeds. Sprinkle with 1 teaspoon of the salt and place on paper towels to drain for 1 hour. Press out any excess water, rinse to remove salt, pat dry and cut into medium dice.
• Place the rice in a bowl and toss with the cucumbers, crab meat, lemon-and-parsley oil, chives and salt and pepper to taste. Can be served cold or at room temperature.

SUNOMONO SALAD

Steps:

• Mix all the marinade ingredients together and set aside.
• Bring water to a boil and put in noodles, Stir noodles for 3-4 minutes until cooked . Drain the noodles in a colander and cool under running cold water, drain as much water off you can.
• Mix cooked cooled noodles, green onions, cucumber, shrimp and crab meat in a bowl. Pour marinade over noodles. Mix well, cover and refrigerate allowing the flavors to combine (just an hour or two). Serve cold.

TOMATO BASIL CUCUMBER SALAD WITH FETA CHEESE AND BROWN RICE

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of water to a boil (about 4 quarts). Add rice and boil for 30-40 minutes, or until rice is tender. Drain and rinse rice under cold water.
• In a large bowl add cooked rice, cucumber, tomatoes, feta, basil, and parsley; set aside.
• In a small mixing bowl add the juice of the lemon (discarding any seeds), vinegar, salt, and pepper. Slowly pour in the olive oil while whisking to make the dressing.
• Pour dressing mixture over rice bowl and combine. Serve immediately or chill in the refrigerator until ready to use.

LEMON PARSLEY RICE

Steps:

• Bring broth to a boil, stir in rice, cover, reduce heat to low and cook 20 minutes.
• Remove pan from heat, add butter, lemon, salt and pepper and fluff with a fork to combine.
• Add parsley, toss gently to combine and serve.

COOL CUCUMBER AND RICE SALAD

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil; cook rice until tender, drain, and briefly rinse with cool water. Spread on a kitchen towel, cover with another towel, and gently pat dry.
• Meanwhile, put the cucumbers, parsley, dill and mint in a large bowl.
• Combine the onions, salt, vinegar and oil to make the dressing.
• While the rice is still warm, stir it into the cucumber mix, adding the dressing and the yogurt. Toss gently with a wide spatula. Taste for salt and pepper.
• Serve tepid or chilled on lettuce leaves.
• Note: I made this without the yogurt, as I had none, and it tasted great without it, too. You might want to stir yogurt to loosen it, to facilitate incorporating it into the salad. I think any number of herbs would taste good in this, so use what you have available. I added some lemon balm.