SRI WASANO’S INFAMOUS INDONESIAN SALAD

Sri Wasano's Infamous Indonesian Salad

Prep time

15 mins

Cook time

45 mins

Total time

1 hour

A delicious salad filled with lots of healthy stuff.

Author: My Delicious Blog

Recipe type: Vegetable

Cuisine: Vegetable

Serves: 4-6

Ingredients

Rice

• 2 c. brown rice

• 3 c. water

Dressing

• ⅓ c. peanut oil

• 3 Tb. Chinese sesame oil

• ½ c. orange juice

• 1-2 medium cloves garlic, minced

• 1 tsp. salt

• 2 Tb. soy sauce

• ½ tsp. crushed red pepper (to taste)

• 2 Tb. rice or cider vinegar

• 1 c. chopped fresh pineapple (also ok to use canned-in-juice crushed pineapple)

Salad Mix-Ins

• 3 scallions, finely minced (whites and greens)

• 1 stalk celery, finely minced

• 1 medium-sized red or green bell pepper, thinly sliced

• 1 8-oz can water chestnuts, drained & thinly sliced

• ½ lb. fresh mung bean sprouts

• ½ c. (packed) raisins or currants

• 1 c. coarsely chopped peanuts or cashews, lightly toasted

• 2 Tb. sesame seeds

• Fresh snow peas (optional, for garnish)

Instructions

1 Place rice and water in a saucepan. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer until tender (35-45 minutes).

2 While the rice cooks, combine the dressing ingredients in a large bowl.

3 Add the hot rice to the dressing. Mix well. When it has cooled to room temperature, cover tightly and refrigerate until cold. Shortly before serving, stir in salad mix-ins.

Notes

1) I ever-so-slightly modified the written ‘structure’ of this recipe in order to fit my recipe template, but the content is the same as the original recipe :)

2) Please allow more prep time for chilling (about 1 hour more).

3) If you can, use FRESH pineapple or, at a minimum, canned pineapple "bits" since crushed pineapple may make this salad too mushy.