Insalata Mediterranean
Created by dienia b on October 2, 2015
- Servings: 4
- Prep Time: 2h
- Cook Time: 20m
- Recipe #21169
Ingredients
- 2 cups water
- 8 ounces rice (1 cup dry long-grain)
- 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/4 cup chopped green onions
- 1 tablespoon grated lemon zest
- 2 tablespoons capers
- 1 cup red bell pepper, diced
- 1 cup chopped tomatoes (grape or cherry tomatoes)
- 1/4 cup olives
- 2 cans (6 ounce) tuna (albacore tuna, drained)
How to Make
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Step 1: Bring water to a boil in a medium saucepan, add rice. Cover, reduce heat and simmer 15 minutes or until liquid is absorbed. Remove from heat, let stand for five minutes. Fluff with a fork, cool.
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Step 2: Combine lemon juice, oil, onions, zest and capers in a large bowl; stir well. Stir in rice, bell peppers, olives and tuna. Cover and chill.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (337.5 g)
- Calories 261.6
- Total Fat - 14.1 g
- Saturated Fat - 2.2 g
- Cholesterol - 5.5 mg
- Sodium - 616.6 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 25.3 g
- Dietary Fiber - 2.2 g
- Sugars - 3.4 g
- Protein - 9.6 g
- Calcium - 47.6 mg
- Iron - 1.6 mg
- Vitamin C - 62.1 mg
- Thiamin - 0.2 mg