Rice Salad

rice salad

Ingredients:

2 c cold cooked brown rice
1 c cold cooked wild rice
6 oz smoked mussels or smoked scallops
1/2 c diced red bell pepper
1/2 c diced yellow or green bell pepper
1 c diced peeled cucumber
3 T light mayonnaise
3 T light sour cream
1 T chopped fresh dill, or 1 tsp dried dill weed
1 T fresh lemon juice
1/4 tsp freshly ground pepper

Directions:

Combine the rices, mussels, peppers, and cucumber in a large bowl.
In a small bowl, combine the remaining ingredients; mix well.
Toss with the rice mixture.
Serve immediately or chill.
Serve at room temperature.

Egg and White Bean Salad

Egg and White Bean Salad

Ingredients:

4 hard boiled eggs
1 can white beans, rinsed and drained
3 T chopped olives
2 T diced chives
1 t Dijon mustard
hot pepper sauce to taste
1/2 t black pepper
lettuce leaves
8 slices of cucumber
1 large tomato, cut in 8 wedges
1 T lemon juice
1/4 t salt
2 t light olive oil

Directions:

In a mixing bowl, coarsely chop the eggs.
Add the beans.
Spread the olives on a paper towel and blot well, then add them to mixture.
Add the chives, mustard, hot sauce and 1/2 teaspoon ground pepper. Using a fork, mix until salad is well combined.
Arrange 2 lettuce leaves on each of 4 salad plates.
Mound one-fourth of the egg salad in the center of each plate. (ice cream scoop works like a charm for this)
Place the cucumber and tomatoes in a mixing bowl. In a small bowl, whisk the lemon juice with 1/4 teaspoon salt until the salt dissolves, then whisk in the oil.
Add pepper to taste.
Pour the dressing over the vegetables and toss to coat.
Arrange 2 cucumber slices and 2 tomato wedges on each plate around the salad.
Serve immediately.

Sweet and Sour Cucumber Salad

cucumber salad

ingredients:
1/2 cup Water
1 cup Cider vinegar
Non-nutritive sweetener equivalent
2 tbsp Dill pickle, chopped fine
1 1/2 tsp Salt
2 cup Cucumbers, sliced thin
1 Stack celery, sliced thin;

Preparation:
Boil water, vinegar, sweetener, pickle, and salt. Place cucumbers and
celery, slices in glass jar; pour boiling liguid over; cover and
refrigerate overnight. Drain before serving.