Mediterranean Chicken and Rice Salad

⏱ 30 mins 🍽 4 serving(s) 🏷 Long Grain Rice

This colourful salad brings together cooked long-grain rice and diced chicken with roasted red peppers, olives, and artichoke hearts. It is generously flavoured with fresh chives, basil, and oregano, then dressed in a quick vinaigrette made from red wine vinegar, olive oil, and garlic. It's a complete, flavourful meal that comes together quickly, perfect for a light lunch or dinner.

Mediterranean Chicken and Rice Salad

Ingredients

  • 3 tablespoons red wine vinegar
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1/4 teaspoon coarsly ground pepper
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 3 cups cooked long-grain rice
  • 1 1/2 cups diced cooked chicken breasts
  • 1/2 cup drained diced bottled roasted red pepper
  • 1/4 cup pitted ripe olives, drained and halved
  • 1/4 cup chopped fresh chives
  • 1/4 cup chopped fresh basil
  • 1/4 cup chopped fresh oregano
  • 1 (14 ounce) can quartered artichoke hearts, drained

Method

  1. Whisk the red wine vinegar, olive oil, coarsly ground pepper, and minced garlic together in a small bowl.
  2. Leave this prepared dressing to one side.
  3. In a separate large bowl, mix the 3 cups of cooked long-grain rice with all the other remaining salad ingredients.
  4. Pour the reserved dressing over the rice mixture.
  5. Toss everything together thoroughly until it is all evenly combined.

Nutrition (per serving)

Sodium680400 mg

Recipe details

CategoryLong Grain Rice
AuthorDona England