You can find delicious seasonal foods at their peak freshness at your local farmer’s markets this summer.
Use your farmer’s markets finds such as asparagus, apricots, and summer squash to think outside the box. Incorporate them into a healthy recipe. summer salad. Salads are easy to prepare, require little cooking, and are a great way to enjoy summer’s simple flavors. For a healthy, filling and quick summertime choice, you can add rice to your salad.
“Using plain rice in salads just makes sense,” says Deborah Locke, product manager for RiceSelect. “Because it’s so versatile, you can save time by cooking a few recipes’ worth at a time and store the leftovers in the refrigerator for up to a week. The next time you prepare a pilaf, casserole or rice salad, you are halfway there.”
Take some apricots to try this Apricot Chicken Rice Salad recipe with all-natural Texmati White Rice.
APRICOT CHICKEN RICE SANTA REDUCTION
Time from start to finish: 1 hour
Servings: 6
1/2 cup lime juice
2 tablespoons vegetable oils
3 tablespoons honey
1/4 teaspoon ginger
Half a pound of boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cooked, and chopped
6 cups cooked Texmati Rice
1 cup chopped dried Apricots
1 cup thinly cut green onions
3/4 cup raisins
Combine the lime juice, oil and honey in a small bowl. Set aside.
Combine chicken, rice and apricots in a large bowl. Add onions, raisins, tomatoes, and rice. Allow to chill for about an hour.
Drizzle dressing over salad just before serving
For more salad recipes, visit www.riceselect.com.
