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Rice Salad [Recipe + Video] Ensalada de Arroz, Maíz y Piña
Leftover rice can be reused in this spectacularly colorful rice salad or ensalada de arroz which is just perfect for summer meals, cookouts, and BBQ days.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
15 mins
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 250 kcal
Course:
Lunch , Dinner
Cuisine:
Caribbean , Dominican
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 small red onion minced
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper (freshly-cracked, or ground)
- 2 tablespoons rice vinegar or 1 tablespoon of apple cider vinegar
- 2 cup cooked white rice (arroz blanco per our recipe) (see notes)
- ½ bell pepper diced small (see notes)
- ¼ cup sweet corn (boiled soft, for canned)
- ¼ cup blanched peas canned, or frozen (thawed beforehand)
- 1 cup pineapple diced small
Instructions
1. Cooking onion
- Heat oil in a medium-size skillet over medium heat.Add the onion, salt and pepper. Cook stirring until the onions have become translucent
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2. Heating rice
- Stir in the rice and cook stirring until the rice has warmed up. Remove from the heat.
3. Adding vegetables
- Stir in red pepper, sweet corn, and peas.Stir until the temperature has reduced to lukewarm.Stir in the pineapple.
4. Serving and storing
- This salad keeps well at room temperature for a couple of hours if covered tightly. It's best not to refrigerate as the rice will have an unappetizing consistency, and the vegetables and pineapple do not do well reheated.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1cup
Calories
250kcal
(13%)
Carbohydrates
35g
(12%)
Protein
4g
(8%)
Fat
11g
(17%)
Saturated Fat
2g
(10%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
8g
Sodium
585mg
(24%)
Potassium
191mg
(5%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
7g
(14%)
Vitamin A
586IU
(12%)
Vitamin C
45mg
(50%)
Calcium
25mg
(3%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 250
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1cup | |
| Calories | 250kcal | 13% |
| Carbohydrates | 35g | 12% |
| Protein | 4g | 8% |
| Fat | 11g | 17% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 8g | 40% |
| Sodium | 585mg | 24% |
| Potassium | 191mg | 4% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 7g | 14% |
| Vitamin A | 586IU | 12% |
| Vitamin C | 45mg | 50% |
| Calcium | 25mg | 3% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.