Tomato Rice Salad

Submitted by: Admin on 07/20/2007

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Ripe tomatoes make convenient serving containers for rice salad. This salad is ideal for a barbecue and is easy to double or triple for larger crowds.

Ingredients

4 medium tomatoes
1 cup chilled cooked rice
1 green onion, sliced
1/2 cup cooked peas
1/4 cup finely chopped red or green pepper
1/3 cup mayonnaise
1/4 tsp. salt
Olive slices and lettuce leaves for garnish

Directions

1. Wash tomatoes. Cut a slice from the top of each. Carefully scoop out pulp with a teaspoon. Reserve pulp for another use. Turn tomatoes upside down on paper toweling to drain.

2. Combine rice with green onion, peas, pepper, mayonnaise and salt. Gently stir together.

3. Spoon rice mixture into tomato shells. Top each with an olive slice.

4. Arrange tomatoes on small serving platter lined with lettuce leaves, OR set on a lettuce leav on small individual serving plates.