Balinese Rice Salad Recipes

BALINESE RICE SALAD

Steps:

• In a blender, puree all the dressing ingredients until smooth.
• In a large serving bowl, combine the rice, pineapple, scallions, celery, peppers, and raisins.
• Add the dressing and toss well.
• Gently mix the sprouts and baby corn or scatter them on tap if you prefer.
• Garnish with nuts.
• Serve at room temperature or chill for about 30 minutes.
• Toast nuts in a single layer on an un-oiled baking tray at 350F for about 5 minutes, until golden.

SRI WASANO'S INFAMOUS INDONESIAN RICE SALAD

Steps:

• Cook the brown rice in 3 C water until tender.
• In a large bowl, combine peanut oil, sesame oil, orange juice, garlic, pepper flakes, tamari, salt, honey or brown sugar if desired, cider vinegar, pineapple.
• Add the hot rice to the above mix and mix well. Stir in the scallions, celery, sprouts, raisins, peanuts, cashews, sesame seeds, bell peppers, water chestnuts and raw peas if desired. Mix well and serve.

INDONESIAN RICE SALAD

Steps:

• Put cooked rice into a large bowl.
• Add the peanut oil, sesame oil, orange juice, garlic, cayenne pepper, soy sauce, salt, cider vinegar, and pineapple and mix well.
• Mix in the green onions, celery, sprouts, raisins, peanuts, cashews, sesame seeds, peppers, and water chestnuts.
• Allow to chill and marinate.
• Usually I can only wait an hour or so before I dig in!

INDONESIAN RICE SALAD WITH ORANGE-SESAME-CILANTRO DRESSING

Steps:

• Cook rice according to directions and place in a bowl to cool to room temperature.
• When cool, add pineapple, cashews, raisins, green onions, red and green bell peppers, celery, bean sprouts and cilantro.
• In a jar, combine dressing ingredients and shake to mix.
• If the salad is served immediately, drizzle all of the dressing over the salad.
• If salad is to be served later, use only half of dressing over salad, then at the last minute add the other half of dressing, stirring to coat.
• May be served room temperature or chilled.