Louisville Rice Salad
"A delicious cold rice salad recipe given to me by my sister who lived in Louisville, Kentucky for many years. It's one of my favorite side dishes in the spring and summer. This is a very flexible recipe. You can substitute any fresh herbs you have on hand for the chives and tarragon, vary the nuts used, use golden raisins or dark. We've made this recipe many different ways and I've yet to discover a variation we didn't like!"
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
Counts 16 of 17 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 16 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Rice | 1 cup cooked (158g) white | 206 |
| Olive Oil | 1 tbsp (14g) | 119 |
| Grape | 1/2 cup (76g) | 62 |
| Mandarin Orange | 1 medium (131g) | 62 |
| Pea | 1/2 cup (72g) | 62 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Onion | 1 medium (110g) | 44 |
| Green Bell Pepper | 1 medium (119g) | 31 |
| Wine | 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) | 25 |
| Lemon | juice of 1 lemon (48ml) | 12 |
| Almond | 1 almond (1.2g) | 7 |
| Celery | 1 stalk (40g) | 6 |
| Vinegar | 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled | 3 |
| Tarragon | 1 tsp dried (0.5g) | 2 |
| Chives | 1 tbsp (3g) | 1 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Water | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- 1 cup uncooked white rice
- 2 cups water
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1/4 cup lemon juice
- 1/4 cup wine vinegar
- 1 teaspoon white sugar
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh chives
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh tarragon
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup toasted slivered almonds (optional)
- 1/2 cup raisins (optional)
- 1/2 cup mandarin orange segments, drained and coarsely chopped (optional)
- 1/2 cup finely chopped onion (optional)
- 1/2 cup finely chopped celery (optional)
- 1/2 cup finely chopped green bell pepper (optional)
- 1/2 cup green peas (optional)