Balinese Rice Salad Recipes

15-MINUTE ASIAN RICE SALAD

Steps:

• Peel the ginger and finely grate it in to a large mixing bowl. Whisk in the olive oil, vinegar, soy sauce and sesame oil. Season with some salt and pepper. Reserve 2 tablespoons of the dressing and set aside. Thinly slice the mushrooms and scallions, keeping the white and green parts of the scallions separate. Add the sliced mushrooms, scallion whites and the edamame to the dressing in the large mixing bowl. Stir to combine and then marinate at room temperature (the mushrooms will become more tender while they sit in the dressing) while you prepare the rest of the ingredients, stirring occasionally. Reserve the sliced scallion greens to use as garnish.
• Place the rice in a glass mixing bowl and break it up using a fork. Place a damp paper towel directly on top of the rice and place in the microwave; cook until just warmed through and softened, about 3 minutes.
• Meanwhile, remove the skin from the chicken and shred the meat in to large bite-size pieces, about 2 cups. Toss the chicken, warm rice and carrots with the mushrooms and edamame. Season with some salt and pepper.
• Toss the baby arugula and reserved dressing in a large mixing bowl. Season lightly with salt and pepper. Divide the arugula among 4 large plates and top each with 2 cups of the salad mixture. Garnish with the reserved scallion greens.

JAPANESE-STYLE RICE SALAD

Steps:

• Cook rice in abundant salted water, as you would pasta, until it's just done; white rice will take 10 to 15 minutes, brown 30 or a little longer. Drain, rinse in cold water, drain again, then combine with vegetables and tofu in a large bowl.
• Put black pepper, miso, water or sake, sugar, mirin or honey, and vinegar in a small bowl, and whisk together. Taste, and add more vinegar and a pinch of salt, if needed.
• Combine rice mixture with miso dressing with 2 big forks, fluffing rice and tossing gently to separate grains.
• Crumble nori over salad and sprinkle with sesame seeds, taste, and adjust seasoning or moisten with a little more dressing. Serve at room temperature, or refrigerate for up to a day, bringing salad back to room temperature before serving.

SRI WASANO'S INFAMOUS INDONESIAN RICE SALAD

Steps:

• Cook the brown rice in 3 C water until tender.
• In a large bowl, combine peanut oil, sesame oil, orange juice, garlic, pepper flakes, tamari, salt, honey or brown sugar if desired, cider vinegar, pineapple.
• Add the hot rice to the above mix and mix well. Stir in the scallions, celery, sprouts, raisins, peanuts, cashews, sesame seeds, bell peppers, water chestnuts and raw peas if desired. Mix well and serve.

BALINESE RICE SALAD

Steps:

• In a blender, puree all the dressing ingredients until smooth.
• In a large serving bowl, combine the rice, pineapple, scallions, celery, peppers, and raisins.
• Add the dressing and toss well.
• Gently mix the sprouts and baby corn or scatter them on tap if you prefer.
• Garnish with nuts.
• Serve at room temperature or chill for about 30 minutes.
• Toast nuts in a single layer on an un-oiled baking tray at 350F for about 5 minutes, until golden.

INDONESIAN SPICED RICE

Steps:

• Heat oil in large, heavy pan over medium heat. Stir in onion, jalapeno peppers and garlic. Saute until onion is translucent; about 8 minutes.
• Stir turmeric, cinnamon, and rice into the pan; stir for 2 minutes. Mix in the chicken broth, water and bay leaf. Bring the mixture to a boil, reduce heat to low, cover and cook 20 minutes.
• Turn off the heat altogether and let sit for 5 minutes. Garnish with chopped green onion.