Rachels Fruity Rice Salad Recipes

FRUIT RICE SALAD

Steps:

• In a saucepan bring salted water to a boil. Add rice, reduce heat to low, cover and simmer--without stirring--for 20 minutes. Remove from heat and chill until cold.
• In a medium bowl, mix together pineapple, strawberries, peaches, a heaping cup of the cold rice, raisins and coconut. Set aside.
• In a separate large bowl, whip together cream, sugar, vanilla, ginger and salt until stiff. Fold in rice mixture, and stir in 1/4 cup slivered almonds.
• Spoon mixture onto lettuce leaf beds, and sprinkle each portion with 1/4 cup sliced almonds.

FRUITY RICE WITH TOASTED CASHEWS

Steps:

• Whisk together the dressing ingredients, season, then set aside. Heat a small nonstick pan and put in the cashew nuts, stirring for a few mins, until starting to brown.
• Toss the rice, peppers, onion and most of the cashews together, then gently fold in the dressing. Chill for up to a day, then scatter with the remaining cashews before serving.

FRUITY RICE SALAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine mayonnaise, salad dressing and salt. Fold in chicken, rice, celery and fruit. Cover and chill until ready to serve; add almonds.

RACHEL'S CREAM CHEESE FRUIT SALAD

Steps:

• Combine the pears, apples, bananas, strawberries and grapes. Add lemon juice and toss.
• Blend together the cream cheese, brown sugar, vanilla and cinnamon; add the fruit and pretzels. Fold together. Serve immediately with a dollop of lite whipped topping or refrigerate until chilled.

RACHEL'S FRUITY RICE SALAD

Steps:

• PREPARATION.
• Bring adequate (two cups?) amount of salted water to rolling boil, add rice, turmeric & raisins.
• Stir so that turmeric mixes into rice and can be absorbed, bring rice back to boil, then turn right down to simmer covered for rest of cooking time (10 - 12 minutes?).
• Once rice is cooked, rinse/drain; set aside to cool.
• Finely chop both green pepper & white onion.
• Chunky chop (not fine) half of the peaches from the can.
• Add pepper, onion, peaches, cayenne pepper/peri peri, chutney, mayonnaise, salt & pepper to rice turning ingredients into rice gently so as not to mash rice.
• Garnish with parsley.
• VARIATIONS.
• •Try adding 1/4 cup brown rice which would need cooking separately as it takes longer to cook. just stir into plain rice before adding other ingredients.
• •Using a tablespoon of either lemon or lime juice gives this dish a nice twist, or even try using lemon or lime rind for an extra zing.

GLORIFIED RICE (DESSERT-SALAD)

Steps:

• Mix rice, pineapple, sugar and marshmallows in a bowl.
• Whip cream with additional sugar and vanilla until stiff.
• Fold into rice mixture.
• Chill.
• Decorate with maraschino cherries or slices of fresh pineapple or strawberries.
• Serves 6-8.