CATALAN ROMESCO RED RICE SALAD

Recipe Created By:

Paul Gayler

Serves

4

ready in

30 minutes

difficulty

Easy

What you will need

  • 300g RISO GALLO RUSTICO RED RICE
  • 4 firm ripe tomatoes, preferably vine ripened
  • 75g Large Green olives, stoneless
  • 250g jar roasted red peppers in oil
  • 2tb superfine capers, rinsed and drained
  • 50g whole almonds, lightly toasted then coarsely chopped
  • 50g flat leaf parsley, leaves only

For the dressing:

  • 1 garlic clove, crushed
  • 60ml sherry or red wine vinegar
  • 90ml olive oil
  • 1tsp sugar
  • 1tsp smoked paprika
  • pinch of ground cumin

How to prepare:

Simmer the red rice in hot water for 22 minutes until tender, then drain in a colander or sieve, place to one side.

Drain the peppers and cut into large pieces

Cut the tomatoes into bite size pieces

For the dressing, whisk all the ingredients together in a bowl, season to taste

Combine the warm rice in a bowl with the olives, capers, peppers, tomato and flat leaf parsley in a bowl, toss together

Pour over the dressing, toss to combine

Divide the salad between 4 serving dishes, scatter over the toasted almonds and serve at room temperature

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