Kitchen notes · a little help before you start
Cowboy Rice Salad
Cowboy Rice Salad brings together cooked brown rice, lime juice, and honey. This version calls for rice that is already cooked. The quick notes will help you get the small jobs lined up before you start.
- Prep
- 20 min
- Total
- 20 min
- Original yield
- Serves 4
- Ingredients
- 16 listed
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Recipe categories & planning details
- Meal type
- Main course
- Primary protein
- Beans & lentils
- Preparation & total time
- Quick dinners · Prep: 16–30 minutes · Total: 30 minutes or less
- Budget (estimated)
- Low cost
- Dietary characteristics
- Vegetarian
- Dish type
- Rice dishes · Salads
A few quick notes
1. Have the cooked rice ready
This version calls for rice that is already cooked. Have that ready before starting the pan, and keep its amount separate from dry rice when checking what you need.
2. Have the jar ready for mixing
Use the jar-shaking step to bring the ingredients together before serving. Check the mixture as the recipe directs, then add or use it at the stated step.
Get to know the ingredients
Cooked brown rice
Look at how this ingredient comes into the method: Place Salad ingredients and rice in a bowl.
Lime juice
Look at how this ingredient comes into the method: Place Dressing ingredients in a jar, shake.
Honey
Look at how this ingredient comes into the method: Place Dressing ingredients in a jar, shake.
Let’s make it
Choose your servings, then check things off as you go.
Original recipe: Serves 4. Original quantities shown.
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How to make it
0 of 2 steps completeMake room for Cowboy Rice Salad
Review ingredients in your pantry before anything is added. Meal plans use your household size; grocery-only additions use the servings selected above.
The last little job
Keep the last little job in mind
The recipe finishes with this step: Fantastic served straight away and even the next day! Set out what you need for that finish before the cooking gets busy.
A few questions you might have
What should I get ready before starting?
Read the first preparation step before you get going: Place Dressing ingredients in a jar, shake.
Which little step is worth remembering?
This version calls for rice that is already cooked. Have that ready before starting the pan, and keep its amount separate from dry rice when checking what you need.
What happens at the end?
Keep this part of the method in view: Fantastic served straight away and even the next day!
How do I plan the ingredient amounts?
This version serves 4. Use the ingredient amounts listed for that yield. If you change the number of portions, check equipment and the full method as well as the shopping quantities.
Storage & reheating safety
For cooked, perishable leftovers, refrigerate within 2 hours (1 hour above 90°F), using shallow containers for prompt cooling. Keep the refrigerator at 40°F or below, use refrigerated leftovers within 3–4 days, and reheat hot leftovers to 165°F, checked with a food thermometer. Follow any shorter package limit.
These are general safety limits, not a tested storage or freezing recommendation for this particular dish. USDA leftovers guidance · Safe cooking temperatures
Recipe source: RecipeTin Eats. Ingredient names and quantities may be adapted for the pantry.
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