The most beautiful salad
In summer, mixed salads are legion. Whether they are prepared with pasta, potatoes, quinoa, bulgur, rice like here, or any other ingredient, we like them filling, complete, gourmet, marinated, cheesy or charcuterie. In the mixed salad game, the only rule is that there are no rules! Whether you follow a traditional recipe, a trendy one or one pulled out of a hat, it doesn’t matter, the important thing is that there are several elements to earn the title of “salad”.
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When it comes to rice salad, the choice of rice changes the appearance of your dish. In fact, depending on whether you choose whole grain rice — black rice, red rice, whole grain basmati —, white rice — basmati, Thai, round —, and depending on how it is cooked — Creole, pilaf, oven, steam — the result will change.
Good to know, it is better to pour the seasoning vinaigrette when the rice is hot so that it absorbs it better.
Which serving should you prefer: hot, warm, cold? When it comes to salad, you are the only one in charge. You may prefer a rather hot/warm rice with a fresh garnish such as cherry tomatoes and feta cubes; a totally warm combination of cereals and seared seafood; or downright fresh with rice prepared in advance and kept cool with its various accompaniments.
When to prepare the salad?
Is it better to prepare your salad in advance to let it cool in the refrigerator, or to make a quick mix? In this case, it all depends mainly on the garnish. Indeed, some products lose their juice, like tomatoes, when time passes. In this case, it is better to add them at the last moment. For products that are not at risk, such as peppers, apples, feta, parmesan, dried fruits or aromatic herbs, you can combine everything in advance for a perfect blend of flavors.
Black rice salad with spicy prawns
© Valery Guedes
The good idea of this recipe? The vinaigrette made with fresh raspberries, raspberry vinegar and olive oil, which livens up the whole salad.
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Chirashi salad
© Valery Guedes
For a salad with a twist, consider sushi rice and a sauce made with soy sauce, honey, rice vinegar, garlic, ginger and sesame oil to liven up this lovely cereal, which has been cultivated for over 8,000 years, no less!
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Wild rice salad, cherry tomatoes, buffalo mozzarella, tuna, black olives
Wild rice is a variety of rice that remains a little firm when tasted and requires a longer cooking time than white rice.
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Wild rice salad with pomegranate, feta and sautéed shrimp
© Valery Guedes
The combination of rice/shellfish – seafood, rice/fish, remains a classic marriage that pleases everyone. To transform this duo into a salad, we add the freshness of pomegranate, the strength of feta, the sweetness of honey, the crunchiness of almonds, and the herbaceous note of coriander.
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Rice-quinoa salad with green beans
© Ella Mills
As in this recipe, we think about mixing different varieties of rice for a tasting full of surprises. And in summer, we favor fresh green beans, if possible organic and locally sourced, for maximum texture.
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Pepper and prune salad
© Pierre Javelle
Peppers are mostly cooked but are also wonderful when raw. In this recipe, we steal the idea of using three different colors of peppers — green, yellow, red — and therefore varied flavors, rather than just one color. Indeed, diversity is the key to a successful salad!
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Sushi rice and vegetable tempura
© Jérôme Bilic
Sushi rice on one side, crunchy vegetables and tempura vegetables on the other, that’s the winning trio of this recipe. Why does it work? Because from the same product – the carrot – you can obtain two different preparations, and radically opposite textures, between the raw grated carrot and the cooked crispy tempura rounds.
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