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Rice and fresh spinach salad

Spinach is usually eaten cooked. Though seen less often, it can also be eaten raw, like in this salad where it is combined with rice, crunchy radishes and tinned tuna.

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Last modified on: January 29^th 2020

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For 2 people, you will need:

1 1 cup cooked rice
2 1 tablespoon radishes
3 ²⁄₃ cup fresh spinach
4 ¼ cup tuna in oil
5 3 tablespoons French dressing (vinaigrette)

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27 min.	27 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 3 min.

Put 1 cup cooked rice into a salad bowl. Break up any lumps gently with your fingers.

Stage 2 - 3 min.

Add 1 tablespoon radishes, sliced into rounds.

Stage 3 - 15 min.

Prepare ²⁄₃ cup fresh spinach. Do not cook, but dry the leaves and shred.

Stage 4 - 1 min.

Add to the bowl.

Stage 5 - 3 min.

Then add the ¼ cup tuna in oil.

Stage 6 - 2 min.

Finish by adding 3 tablespoons French dressing (vinaigrette). Mix well and your spinach and rice salad is ready.

Remarks

The stated amounts are for guidance, so do adapt these to suit your taste and what you have to hand.

When using spinach raw, it is better to use the youngest leaves that are still tender or, best of all, "baby" spinach, if you can get it.

Keeping

1 or 2 days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.

Source

Home made.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
658 Kcal or 2,755 Kj	17 gr	16 gr	59 gr
33 %	7 %	2 %	9 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
163 Kcal or 682 Kj	4 gr	4 gr	15 gr
8 %	2 %	<1 %	2 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
329 Kcal or 1,377 Kj	9 gr	8 gr	29 gr
16 %	3 %	1 %	4 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

Possible allergens in this recipe: Milk, Fish, Sulfites, Mustard

How much will it cost?

For 2 people : 1.30 €
Per person : 0.65 €

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Fresh spinach: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Chilli chicken and spinach gratin, How to prepare spinach, Koulibiak in pie dish, Tex-Mex chicken burger, Mixed vegetable curry, ... All
	Cooked rice: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Pollack fillet baked with rice and vegetables., Creamy rice with spinach, Quick stuffed courgettes, Rice à l'italienne, Rice with spring greens, ... All
	Tuna in oil: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Cornouaillaise salad, Mixed salad with curry mayo, Warm broccoli and Tuna Salad, Spring courgette and tuna salad, Pan bagnat, ... All
	Radishes: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Salade Niçoise, Raw green asparagus salad, Radish and mushroom salad, Valay salad, Red cabage salad with toasted almonds, ... All

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