Salade De Riz Madame Bequette(french Rice Salad)

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 4 cups cooked rice
• 4 ripe tomatoes, sliced (farm fresh)
• 1 cup celery, diced
• 1 cup pitted black olives (good quality)
• 2 bananas, sliced
• 1/2 green bell pepper, diced
• 1 (6 ounce) can crabmeat or 1 (6 ounce) can tuna or 1 (6 ounce) can canned chicken, drained and flaked
• 3 tablespoons sunflower oil or 3 tablespoons light olive oil
• 1 -2 tablespoon wine vinegar or 1 -2 tablespoon tarragon vinegar or 1 -2 tablespoon champagne vinegar
• 1/2 lemon, juice of, to taste
• salt, to taste
• pepper, to taste
• dijon mustard, to taste

Recipe

• 1 set aside 1/2 cup of the rice and a small amount of each veggie type to use as a garnish.
• 2 mix the dressing ingredients with a whisk, seasoning well to taste.
• 3 mix everything together lightly, tasting for seasonings and adding more of anything as needed.
• 4 place a small mound of the reserved rice in the center and garnish with the reserved veggie pieces.
• 5 serve immediately.