Recipe: Perfect Greek Rice Salad

Greek Rice Salad. Combine cooked rice, chopped artichoke hearts, tomato, cucumber, onion, feta, olives, parsley, lemon juice, oregano, and lemon pepper in a large covered bowl. Just before serving, drizzle the reserved artichoke marinade over salad, toss to blend, then spoon onto a lettuce-lined salad platter. Bring the brown rice and water to a boil in a saucepan over high heat.

Taste the Mediterranean in this Greek-inspired brown rice salad including feta cheese, cucumber, Kalamatas, dried tomatoes, lemon, and basil. You'll love this bright, flavor-packed Greek lemon rice made with onions, garlic, fresh lemon juice and herbs! This is an easy side dish and pairs beautifully with lots of Mediterranean favorites including Souvlaki, Shrimp, and Greek baked cod and many more! You can cook Greek Rice Salad using 12 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Greek Rice Salad

1. It's 4 cups of cooked brown rice (can be replaced with farro or orzo).
2. It's 1/4 cup of olive oil.
3. Prepare of Juice of 1 whole lemon.
4. You need 1/4 cup of fresh parsley chopped.
5. You need 1 teaspoon of oregano.
6. You need 1 teaspoon of dill.
7. It's 1 teaspoon of salt.
8. It's 1 teaspoon of fresh ground black pepper.
9. It's 20 of cherry tomatoes quartered.
10. Prepare 4 oz of crumbled feta.
11. Prepare 2 of green onions shipped (red onions can be used as substitute for stronger onion flavor).
12. Prepare 4 oz of kalamata olives.

Be sure to check out my tips for foolproof results, and grab all the suggestions for what other dishes to serve along! Tips for Greek Rice Salad: This is the brand of rice I use in this salad. This salad tastes best at room temperature or just slightly chilled. This is a great bowl to both mix the salad in and transport and store it.

Greek Rice Salad instructions

1. In small bowl, whisk olive oil, lemon juice, parsley, oregano, dill, salt, and pepper to create dressinf.
2. In large bowl, combine remaining ingredients, mix in dressing, and enjoy!.
3. Note: this dish is best served at room temperature. To eat the next day, place in microwave for 15-20 seconds.

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