Chinese Salads Recipes - Rice Salad Recipe

Ingredients

• 225 g/8 oz cooked long-grain rice

• 4 spring onion (scallions), chopped

• 30 ml/2 tbsp groundnut (peanut) oil

• 5 ml/1 tsp sesame oil

• 250 ml/8 fl oz/1 cup wine vinegar

• 5 ml/1 tsp sugar

• 2.5 ml/1/2 tsp mustard powder

• 2.5 ml/1/2 tsp paprika

• 100 g/4 oz canned sardines, drained

• 100 g/4 oz peeled prawns

• 1 head lettuce

• 2 hard-boiled (hard-cooked) eggs, chopped

• 4 small Chinese pickles, chopped

• 30 ml/2 tbsp chili sauce

• 15 ml/1 tbsp capers

• 5 ml/1 tsp chopped fresh parsley

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Method:

1. Mix the rice and spring onions. Mix together the oil, sesame oil, 45ml/3 tbsp of wine vinegar, sugar, mustard and paprika.

2. pour half the dressing over the rice and mix well. Place the sardines and prawns in a bowl, pour over the remaining wine vinegar and leave to stand for 10 minutes then drain.

3. Arrange the lettuce leaves on a swerving plate and mound the rice on top.

4. Arrange the sardine mixture on top and sprinkle with eggs and pickles.

5. Mix the chili sauce, eggs and capers into the remaining dressing and serve with the salad.