Hey everyone, it’s me, Dave, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to make a distinctive dish, brown rice and tuna salad. It is one of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
Brown rice and tuna salad is one of the most popular of recent trending foods in the world. It is simple, it is fast, it tastes yummy. It is enjoyed by millions daily. They are nice and they look fantastic. Brown rice and tuna salad is something that I’ve loved my entire life.
Brown Rice, Tuna and Salad was recorded by Troy Brady at Evergreen Studios. Special thanks to Dan Brown and Troy Brady for playing along. More tuna salad recipes you may like are Chickpea Tuna Salad, Tuna Salad Wraps and Mayo-less Tuna Macaroni Salad. The inspiration for this recipe is a Tips for Brown Rice Tuna Salad: I drained the tuna really well and reserved some of the olive oil to add to my salad - winner!
To get started with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can have brown rice and tuna salad using 18 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Brown rice and tuna salad:
- Take 1 cup brown rice, cooked
- Get 1 pc. bell pepper or tomato, chopped
- Get 1/2 pc. cucumber, deseeded, chopped
- Prepare 1 clove garlic, minced
- Get 1/2 onion, small, finely chopped
- Get Handful dried fruit / pineapple tidbits, drained
- Get Handful lettuce
- Make ready Protein & Spices
- Take 1/2 can chunky tuna in water/brine, drained
- Take Handful chopped walnuts
- Make ready 1/8 cup lemon / lime juice
- Prepare Dash salt, to taste (garlic salt is ok too)
- Get Dash paprika or cayenne, to taste
- Prepare Dash olive oil, to taste
- Get Dash honey, to taste
- Get Optional
- Prepare 1 tbsp mayo-less egg salad (check my cookpad page for recipe)OR
- Make ready 1 tbsp hummus
We earn a commission for products purchased through some links in this article. This quick, healthy and tasty tuna and brown rice salad is perfect for lunch boxes. Add tomatoes, cucumber, rocket and tuna to rice. Serve on a bed of nutty brown rice salad with toasted peanuts for a power-packed meal that's super-tasty and good for you too.
Steps to make Brown rice and tuna salad:
- Wash and cook brown rice according to package instruction.
- Prepare your bell peppers, onion, and garlic: wash, slice, chop and place them all on a big bowl. [You also have to option to quick fry your onion and garlic if you like, before mixing them with other ingredients]
- On the same bowl, add in all the specified protein and spices [and the optional ingredients you fancy]. Set aside and cover while waiting for rice to cook.
- Wash your lettuce, then dry, and cut them into bite sizes by hands. Transfer 1 serving of lettuce on a serving bowl and set aside. Keep leftover lettuce on a ziplock bag and store in fridge. Note: Using a knife to cut lettuce makes lettuce taste bitter. Strange but true, based from experience.
- Soon as the brown rice is cooked. Take 1 cup rice. Add them to the bowl of quickly marinated veggies (w/o lettuce). Mix them well.
- For 1 serve, transfer 1/2 cup brown rice mixture on the serving bowl with lettuce and stir them a bit. Garnish with extra chopped walnuts or dried fruit if you want.
- Keep the brown rice mix leftovers on a container then store in fridge. And it would taste even better the next day! If the leftover mixture has cooled down, you can mix-in the lettuce before storing the meal in fridge. Or alternatively, just bring a ziplock of lettuce with your packed brown rice and mix them upon consumption. Enjoy!
Add tomatoes, cucumber, rocket and tuna to rice. Serve on a bed of nutty brown rice salad with toasted peanuts for a power-packed meal that's super-tasty and good for you too. Cook the brown rice according to the instructions on the packet, then drain, rinse and. Ideal for busy households, this hearty salad keeps well in the fridge for up to three days, ready to be spooned into a bowl whenever you're peckish The cooked rice will have probably clumped together, so break it up in a large mixing bowl. Flake in the tuna, then mix in the peas, peppers, tomatoes.
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