RICE SALAD

COLD PARBOILED

In summer you really need something fresh and quick to enjoy, but without sacrificing goodness and the right balance of protein and carbohydrates. Cold rice salad is easy to prepare and good to
savor.

  • 360 g Ribe Ellebi Parboiled Rice

  • 150 g Ramato tomatoes

  • 100 g cooked ham (cubed)

  • 80 gRed peppers

  • 80 g Pitted black olives

  • 200 g Tuna in oil, drained

  • 150 g Caciocavallo

  • 80 g Peas

  • 80 g Yellow peppers

  • 80 g Pickled gherkins

  • Chives to taste.

  • Salt to taste.

Place a pot filled with salted water on the stove, and once it comes to a boil, pour in the peas and blanch them for about 3 minutes; once the peas have been drained, pour the rice into the same water. Cook the rice 2-3 minutes less than the cooking time indicated on the package. Meanwhile, take care of the seasoning: wash the peppers, remove the stem, seeds and inner filaments, cut them first into strips and then into cubes and place them in a large bowl where you will gather all the other ingredients. Wash and cut the tomatoes in half as well, hollow out the pulp with a teaspoon and cut them into cubes. Dice the cooked ham. Cut cubes from the caciocavallo cheese as well, and slice the pickled gherkins and pitted olives into rounds. When about 2 to 3 minutes from cooking, drain the rice and allow it to cool by spreading it out on a well-chilled tray (previously kept in the refrigerator) so that the rice will be easier to cool. Flavor the seasoning with the chives cut into small rounds; also add the peas and rice, which will have cooled in the meantime. To finish, incorporate the crumbled tuna fillets and cooked ham, add salt to taste, and stir with a spoon. Cover the bowl with foil and leave it in the refrigerator until ready to serve so it will be well chilled and the flavors will have blended.