Greek Rice Salad

I love salad and in the summer when the house is hot I like to make a salad the main dish for dinner. This is the one I really like. I usually add whatever other veggies I have on hand, like green peppers, cucumbers or even carrots. My kids really like rice but are not so fond of salad dressing so I usually take some rice out before I add the dressing so that they will eat it better. Greek Rice Salad Source: USA Rice Federation. For more good-tasting rice recipes, go to www.usarice.com Yield: Makes 6 to 8 servings 3 cups cooked medium grain brown rice 1 cup red grape tomatoes; sliced in half 1/3 cup pitted Kalamata olives, sliced 1/4 cup Feta vinaigrette dressing Salt and freshly-ground pepper to taste Romaine leaves Combine rice, tomato halves, olives and vinaigrette in a large mixing bowl. Season with salt and pepper. Serve with whole Romaine leaves, which can be used like taco shells to hold filling. Alternatively, arrange Romaine leaves on a platter and place rice mixture on top of greens. Chill.

For an Italian Rice Salad, you might try substituting an Italian oil/vinegar-type dressing and green olives for the Feta vinaigrette dressing and the Kalamata olives.