Mexican Rice Salad
Description
This recipe is for a cold rice salad tossed with jicama, carrot, black beans, bell peppers, and olives. Lots of ingredients, but not a ton of work!
Ingredients
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1/4 cup diced carrot
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1 jicama, peeled and diced
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1 (10 1/2 ounce) can black beans
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1/2 cup lemon juice
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1 pinch cayenne pepper, or to taste
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1 (3 1/2 ounce) can sliced jalapeno peppers
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1/4 cup white vinegar
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1 teaspoon sugar
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1 teaspoon salt
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2 tablespoons olive oil
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1 cup white rice
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1 1/4 cups chicken broth
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1 (2 1/4 ounce) can sliced black olives
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2 green onions, minced
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1/4 red bell pepper, seeded and diced
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1/4 green bell pepper, seeded and diced
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1/2 cucumber, seeded and diced
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1/2 bunch chopped fresh parsley
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1/4 bunch cilantro, chopped
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1 teaspoon seasoned salt
Directions
1
Bring a small saucepan of water to a boil; cook diced carrot in boiling water briefly, about 2 minutes. Drain immediately and plunge into a bowl of ice-cold water; drain.
2
Mix jicama, black beans, lemon juice, and cayenne pepper in a bowl; toss to coat. Cover bowl with plastic wrap. Stir blanched carrots, jalapeno peppers, vinegar, sugar, and salt together in a bowl; cover bowl with plastic wrap. Store both bowls in refrigerator 8 hours to overnight.
3
Heat olive oil in a saucepan over medium heat; cook and stir rice in hot oil until opaque, 5 to 7 minutes. Pour chicken broth over rice; bring to a boil, cover the saucepan, reduce heat to medium-low, and cook until the liquid is absorbed completely, 20 to 25 minutes. Spread cooked rice onto a large platter and cool completely in refrigerator.
4
Stir chilled rice with jicama mixture and carrot mixture in a bowl; add black olives, green onions, red bell pepper, green bell pepper, cucumber, parsley, cilantro, and seasoned salt to the rice mixture and toss to combine.