This Easy Rice Salad recipe is a great side-dish, vegetarian option, and pot-luck food. It’s good for summer time as it can be eaten cool or room temperature and you can make it ahead. Lots of variation options…you will love this Easy Rice Salad…
Easy Rice Salad
You will need:
- 2 cups of cooked rice
- Red pepper (diced into small squares)
- Red onion (diced into small squares)
- 1 can of black beans
Simple pre-cook the rice according to package directions, dice the red pepper and rinse the black beans. Put it all together in a bowl. Make up a batch of my Easy Vinaigrette Recipe. Pour Vinaigrette on rice salad. Cover salad. Let it sit at room temperature for an hour or put it in the fridge for overnight.
Note: you can use brown rice or white rice for this easy recipe.
RELATED: EASY VINAIGRETTE RECIPE (goes well with this rice salad)
Variations – add a mix and match of these to your rice salad:
- can of tuna
- boiled eggs (cut up)
- chickpeas
- sweet corn (canned or cooked)
- red or green pepper (or both)
- sweet onion
- cucumbers (cut up)
This is also a go-to dish for crazy dinner night…when I have to run kids to soccer. I can make this during my lunch hour, pop it in the fridge, and then eat it before or after the game. Much healthier option than eating cookies (which I’m opt to do if there’s nothing made and I am super hungry getting home from something).
It also packs great with an ice pack for an office lunch.
If I’m hosting a bbq, you will always find a rice salad on the table. Or you can separate the ingredients have have people “build your own salad”. It’s almost like summer comfort food. And a nice alternative to green salads and pasta salads.
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I’d really love this with chick peas! I’ve never made a rice salad or ever had one come to think of it, but it would be great on a hot day. Thanks for the inspiration!
oh Anne – you have to try it then – it’s so easy and makes lots (great for summer get togethers)
This looks like an interesting recipe. I’m not a huge fan of black beans but will try it with the two cans of tuna and eggs. Thanks, this looks tasty!
That’s the beauty of this recipe – you can mix and match it to your taste.
I really like black beans as well as the other variations on this salad which sounds delicious!
It’s a great way to get legumes and veggies onto your plate.
Sounds yummy. I’d add some feta cheese
I’ve never tried black beans in with rice before. I’ve been trying to find new beans to use in cold salads
This is such an easy, colorful and nutritious salad. Got to try it!
You really should – it’s so easy too.
This is a very pretty salad, and sounds yummy. We love rice in our house.
yum! Looks delicious! Thanks for sharing
Looks like a great salad to make for our next BBQ potluck.
That looks like a delicious salad and so easy to make! Thank you for sharing
Next potluck i’m trying this recipe,thanks for sharing it looks delicious !
I haven’t had rice salad yet. It looks delicious and nutritious. I like that I can add a variey of vegetables and beans.
I always make extra rice so that I can make other recipes like this one. I love that you can mix it up with all kinds of different add-ins.
This sounds deicious and the black beans would make it really healthy by adding fibre.I love rice and will definitely try this recipe with the vinegrette salad dressing. 🙂
I love this fast and easy dish to make on those very hot nights
Rarely have salad with rice, but I am a rice lover so this is interesting. I’d try this.
Thank you for the rice salad recipe; looks awesome
I never thought about making rice salad before. It looks so versatile.
I love rice. This salad looks delicious