Are you looking for a perfect, easy and delicious side dish? My Curried Rice and Pea Salad is the answer. It’s the perfect side dish that will compliment any type of meal. It’s very easy to make as you just have to cook the rice and then add everything together. It’s a great side dish to make for company because it can be made a day in advance. It’s also a quick and easy side dish for during the week. To see how I make my Curried Rice and Pea salad, keep on reading!
Curried Rice and Pea Salad
Serves 4-6
Ingredients
1 tbsp. cider vinegar
2 tbsp. light olive oil or canola oil
3/4 cup light mayonnaise (you can use regular, if you want)
1 1/3 cups hot cooked rice
1/2 tsp. curry powder
2 tbsp. chopped red onion
1 cup chopped celery
1 (10 oz) pkg frozen peas defrosted
salt and pepper, to taste
Directions
Mix vinegar, oil, mayonnaise, curry powder, salt and pepper into a medium bowl. Add the cooked rice to the dressing mixture and then add the onions. Let cool for about a half hour and add the celery and peas. Mix well and chill. This is even better the next day.
Enjoy!
P.S. A great main dish to go along with my Curried Rice and Pea Salad are my Mediterranean Chicken Thighs, or another delicious side dish recipe that you will like, is my Sriracha Potato Salad.
Such a unique and cool idea 🙂