LEFTOVERS: SALMON & RICE ORIENTAL SALAD, healthy

An unusually tasty way of using up cooked salmon...

Piquant Lovely Leftover Salmon Rice Salad
'This fresh, bright, crisp & light salad is a wonderful Boxing Day treat!' Taster

11/29/16

If you've indulged in the huge fresh salmon available at Christmas or Easter, there's no need to worry about the usual leftovers.

This rice salad will take much of it and the rest can be frozen for later on.

67 is a purist where rice is concerned but the partially cooked white supermarket rices are really rather nice - fluffy and separate grained. Waitrose's Aromatic Basmati is one 67 sometimes uses - it's only 12 mins to cook.  

Brown rice, which is always in my freezer, is also good for this recipe.

The salad is pretty simple to put together though there is a bit of chopping.

Cost:  £2'ish
Feeds: 6-10

Ingred (don't need to be exact):
   1-2 coffee mugs cooked Oriental salmon, coarsely flaked 
   1-3 coffee mugs cooked white or brown rice, 
   2/3 mug cooked peas
   1/2-1 bell pepper, thinly sliced
   1-2 small red chillis, de-seeded & membrance, finely sliced
   Optional:

       shredded pineapple
       water chestnuts, coarsely chopped
       bamboo shoots, slivered
       toasted sesame seeds

 Dressing: 3 tbsp grated ginger
                1 large clove garlic, finely grated
                6 tbsp finely sliced spring onions, white & green
                3 tbsp peanut or other veg oil

Garnishes: one or all of
        reduced-salt soy sauce (Amoy or Pearl River Bridge)
        oyster sauce
        hoisin sauce 

Method:

1. Prepare dressing
2. Stir together rice, peas, pepper & chilli, water chestnuts, bamboo shoots and pineapple if using
3. Pour on dressing & mix thoroughly
4. Stir in fish being carefully not to break it up 
5. Pile onto a platter
6. Sprinkle over sesame seeds if using
7. Serve as one of several side dishes

Comments:
'The salmon salad is wonderful; it has a fresh bright taste and I loved the chilli.  The yellow pepper adds crispness and the rice is very light.  It's a great Boxing Day Salad.' Political Agent

Tip:

Replace salmon with cooked turkey or other meat or cooked fish, or tofu marinaded in sherry, soy sauce, ginger & garlic

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This recipe has been developed by B M Lee/ Bright Sun Enterprises.  It may not be reproduced without the author's written permission.