HOT RICE SALAD

Hot rice salad is a Traditional South African dish that can be served with almost any meat dish.

Ingredients

2 cups rice
875 ml boiling water
2 chicken or vegetable stock cubes
1 onion, finely chopped
1 clove garlic, finely chopped
30ml sunflower oil
250g bacon, sliced
1 tomato, peeled and chopped
1 red pepper, diced
2 carrots, grated
3 - 4 spring onions, sliced
5ml salt
pinch of black pepper

Method

• Bring your water to the boil and add your rice and stock cubes.
• The rice must be cooked until soft but still firm.
• Lightly fry the onion and garlic in the oil until soft.
• Add the bacon, tomato, red pepper and carrot to the onion mixture and braise till just done.
• Add the spring onion and season with salt and black pepper.
• Mix the vegetable mixture and the rice lightly together with a fork.
• Serve the rice salad hot.

Serves 14 -16