{"id":8192,"date":"2021-07-19T22:38:42","date_gmt":"2021-07-19T22:38:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theparentsocial.com\/?p=8192"},"modified":"2021-07-19T22:38:47","modified_gmt":"2021-07-19T22:38:47","slug":"rice-salad-italian-style-a-great-cold-dish-on-a-hot-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theparentsocial.com\/rice-salad-italian-style-a-great-cold-dish-on-a-hot-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Rice Salad Italian Style – a Great Cold Dish on a Hot Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

As the mercury rises, it’s difficult to come up with dinner ideas especially as – apart from my husband – none of us are fans of conventional green leafy salads. Thankfully, we’re all good with pasta and rice salad. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This particular rice salad is roughly based on what my Italian aunt makes. However, in true Italian style everyone has a different take and the final result is often dictated by what you have in the cupboard\/fridge; if you Google Italian rice salad you’ll be confronted with 1000s of varied recipes… fish, cheese, ham, peas (yuk), carrots, the list of ingredients seems almost infinite. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

My version of rice salad <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Whilst I would recommend sticking to the amount of rice, the other ingredients can be adjusted according to taste or even substituted completely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ingredients (serves 5) <\/h5>\n\n\n\n
  • Long grain rice – 500g <\/li>
  • One pack of frankfurter sausages (I use Herta Frankfurter x10 classic) <\/li>
  • Several salad tomatoes <\/li>
  • Three hard boiled eggs <\/li>
  • One ball of mozzarella<\/li>
  • Parmesan or Grana Padana for shaving <\/li>
  • Capers to taste <\/li>
  • Whole olives to taste (green or black) <\/li>
  • Olive oil <\/li>
  • Mayonnaise <\/li>
  • Salt & pepper <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n