Rice Salad With Tuna, Tomatoes & Corn

(from largomason’s recipe box)

Ingredients

  • 300 g. canned corn kernels, drained
  • 240 g. canned tuna in olive oil, drained
  • 150 g. parbroiled rice or any similar rice
  • 3 sticks of palm heart or palmito, cut into rings
  • 1/4 pomegranate, seeds taken out
  • 100 g. cherry tomatoes, halved if small or quartered if big
  • 2 tablespoons capers soaked in vinegar, squeezed & rinsed in water
  • handful of basil, chopped finely
  • salt & pepper
  • extra virgin olive oil

Directions

  1. Boil rice in salted water until al dente. When cooked, rinse with cold water immediately to stop cooking then drain. When cold, transfer to a serving bowl.

  2. Combine all the ingredients in the bowl with the rice. Season with salt & pepper & drizzle with extra virgin olive oil.

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