Warm Italian Rice Salad

4 servings

45 minutes

Recipe taken from the magazine "Culinary Workshop"

Energy value per serving

• Calories: 281.3
• Proteins: 17.7g
• Fats: 7.8g
• Carbohydrates: 34.1g

Ingredients

• Long grain rice: 150 g
• Canned tuna in oil: 1 jar
• Sweet pepper: 0.5 pc
• Tomatoes: 2 pc
• Olive: 100 g
• Capers: 1 tbsp
• Seasonings: to taste
• Ground black pepper: to taste

Cooking steps

1. Boil the rice to al dente in a 1:2 water ratio. Do not overcook, the rice should remain fluffy.

   Required ingredients:

   • Long grain rice: 150 g

2. Let it cool down a bit.

3. Remove the tuna with oil from the can onto a plate and mash it well with a fork.

   Required ingredients:

   • Canned tuna in oil: 1 jar

4. Remove seeds and partitions from the pepper, then chop finely.

   Required ingredients:

   • Sweet pepper: 0.5 piece

5. Cut the washed tomatoes into wedges.

   Required ingredients:

   • Tomatoes: 2 pieces

6. Add tuna, chopped pepper, and tomatoes to the warm boiled rice.

   Required ingredients:

   • Canned tuna in oil: 1 jar
   • Sweet pepper: 0.5 piece
   • Tomatoes: 2 pieces

7. Pour in the brine from the olives and capers, and mix thoroughly.

   Required ingredients:

   • Olive: 100 g
   • Capers: 1 tablespoon

8. If necessary, season with salt and pepper to taste.

   Required ingredients:

   • Seasonings:  to taste
   • Ground black pepper:  to taste

9. Serve the salad warm or cold depending on your preferences.