Recipe of Saffron Rice Salad - Food Recipes

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Title: Saffron Rice Salad
Categories : Salads, Main dish, Side dish, Low-fat
Serving size: 4 servings 2 tb White wine vinegar 1 tb Olive oil 2 dr Hot pepper sauce (optional) --Or more, to taste 1 Garlic clove; minced 1/4 ts Ground white pepper 2 1/2 c Cooked rice -(cooked in chicken broth & 1/16 ts Saffron)* -- cooled to room temp. 1/2 c Diced red pepper 1/2 c Diced green pepper 1/4 c Sliced green onions -- including tops 1/4 c Sliced ripe olives Lettuce leaves Combine vinegar, oil, pepper sauce (if desired), garlic, and white pepper in large bowl; mix well. Add remaining ingredients except lettuce; toss lightly. Serve on lettuce leaves. *Ground turmeric may be substituted. Each serving provides: * 198 calories * 4.0 g. protein * 2.6 g. fat * 39.3 g. carbohydrate * 1.7 g. dietary fiber * 565 mg. sodium * 0 mg. cholesterol Source: "Light, Lean & Low Fat" booklet Reprinted with permission from USA Rice Council Electronic format courtesy of Karen Mintzias -----