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Cold Summer Rice Salad
This quick and easy cold rice salad recipe is perfect for summer get-togethers! Made with tender white rice, healthy fresh veggies, and a tangy lime dressing, it's everything you need for a light, flavorful side dish.
Course Salad, Side Dish
Cuisine American, Vegetarian
Keyword cold rice salad, rice salad, Summer Rice Salad
Prep Time 10 minutes minutes
Cook Time 0 minutes minutes
Total Time 10 minutes minutes
Servings 8 servings
Author I Heart Recipes
Cook rice according to directions to get 4 cups cooked.
4 cups cooked long grain rice
Chop all of the fresh vegetables to approximately the same size.
1 medium carrot, 1 medium celery stalk, ½ medium green pepper, ¼ cup mini sweet peppers, 1 medium tomato, 1 cup chopped broccoli, 5 large mushrooms
In a small bowl, make the lemon vinaigrette dressing by combining the seasonings, lemon juice, and olive oil. Whisk until combined.
1 tsp salt, 1 tsp Italian seasoning, 1 tsp ground black pepper, 1 tsp garlic powder, ½ tsp onion powder, ¼ cup olive oil, 1 tbsp lemon juice
Combine the warm rice and chopped vegetables in a large bowl, dress with the lemon vinaigrette, and stir until everything is mixed and well combined.
Serve the rice salad warm, or chill in the fridge for an hour before serving.