Fruity Rice Salad and Orange Vinaigrette Recipe

Recipesfull introduces to you: Popular Recipes. (Fruity Rice Salad and Orange Vinaigrette Recipe). UNCLE BEN'S® Ready Rice® serves as the base for an extremely versatile salad perfectly suited to accompany any meal! The Original Rice can become the Ready Basmati Rice or Whole Grain Brown Rice, dried cranberries can become golden raisins, pecans can become pistachios or walnuts, celery can become water chestnuts or apples! Use your imagination!

Brief

Prep 15 mins

Cook: 1hr30 mins

Total: 1hr45 mins

Servings: 4

Yield: 4 servings

Fruity Rice Salad and Orange Vinaigrette Recipe

Ingredients

1 (8.8 ounce) pouch UNCLE BEN'S® Ready Rice® Original Long Grain

¼ cup sliced celery

¼ cup sweetened dried cranberries (such as Ocean Spray® Craisins®)

.063 cup toasted pecans

broken into pieces

¼ cup chopped green onions

1 tablespoon diced red onion

1 tablespoon mayonnaise

or more to taste

2 tablespoons blood orange white balsamic vinegar

4 tablespoons lemon-infused olive oil

½ teaspoon Dijon mustard

½ teaspoon honey

1 small clove garlic

minced

1 pinch salt and pepper to taste

Tips

Directions

Step 1

Microwave rice according to package instructions; refrigerate until chilled about 30 minutes.

Step 2

Place rice in serving bowl. Add celery dried cranberries pecans green onions and red onions. Stir in mayonnaise.

Step 3

Whisk together white balsamic vinegar olive oil Dijon mustard honey and garlic.

Step 4

Toss rice salad with vinaigrette. Season with salt and pepper. Refrigerate for at least an hour to allow flavors to blend.

Nutritional Information

Fruity Rice Salad and Orange Vinaigrette Recipe

Servings Per Recipe:4

Calories: 281.1

% Daily Value *

Protein: 2.2g 5%

Carbohydrates: 27.6g 9%

Dietary Fiber: 1.3g 5%

Sugars: 7.2g

Fat: 18.6g 29%

Saturated Fat: 2.4g 12%

Cholesterol: 1.3mg

Vitamin A Iu: 106.7IU 2%

Niacin Equivalents: 0.2mg 1%

Vitamin C: 1.9mg 3%

Folate: 7.8mcg 2%

Calcium: 13.4mg 1%

Iron: 0.3mg 2%

Magnesium: 4.6mg 2%

Potassium: 57.4mg 2%

Sodium: 87.9mg 4%

Calories From Fat: 167.5

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.