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BLT Rice Salad

A BLT rice salad is a type of rice salad that incorporates elements of a classic BLT sandwich, including bacon, lettuce, and tomato.

Time
1hr
Ingredients
14
Servings
14
Products

Servings

6

Ingredients

14

Cook Time

1 hour 30 minutes

Product used:

Parboil Gold

Difficulty

Easy

Ingredients

4 slices bacon
2/3 cup fat-free mayonnaise or salad dressing
1 Tablespoon bacon drippings
4 teaspoons white wine vinegar
2 teaspoons sugar
1/2 teaspoons salt
1/4 teaspoons pepper
1/4 cup skim milk
3 cups cold cooked Riceland Gold Perfected Rice
6 cherry tomatoes, each cut into fourths
1/4 cup thinly sliced celery
2 Tablespoon chopped onion
6 cups torn lettuce leaves
1/2 cup Cheddar cheese or toasted croutons

Preparation

1. Fry bacon until crispy; reserve 1 Tablespoon drippings. Drain bacon on paper toweling; cool and crumble. Set aside.

2. In large bowl, combine mayonnaise, reserved bacon drippings, vinegar, sugar, salt and pepper; mix well.

3. Gradually stir in milk. Add rice, tomatoes, celery, onion and crumbled bacon; mix well.

4. Cover and refrigerate 1 to 3 hours.

5. To serve, place 1 cup torn lettuce leaves on each of 6 individual salad plates. Top each with generous 1/2 cup rice mixture; sprinkle with cheese or croutons.