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a fresh Mediterranean rice salad with cucumber, cherry tomatoes, feta, and olives in a wide horizontal shot in a serving bowl, sprinkled with parsley, bright natural light, shallow depth of field, landscape orientation

Mediterranean Rice Salad

Cold rice combined with cucumber, tomato, feta cheese, olives, and lemon vinaigrette.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings: 6 servings
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 3 cups cooked rice cooled
  • 1 cucumber diced
  • 1 cup cherry tomatoes halved
  • 1/2 cup feta cheese crumbled
  • 1/3 cup kalamata olives halved
  • 1/4 cup red onion minced
  • 3 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 tbsp lemon juice
  • 2 tbsp parsley chopped

Method
 

  1. Make sure the cooked rice is fully cooled to room temperature.
  2. Whisk the olive oil and lemon juice together to make the vinaigrette.
  3. Combine the rice, cucumber, tomatoes, olives, and red onion in a large bowl.
  4. Pour the dressing over and toss to coat.
  5. Fold in the feta and parsley and chill until ready to serve.

Notes

This tastes even better after an hour in the fridge.