We go to polls tomorrow here in the UK, and I have the 'pleasure' of poll clerking at a local station. The upside of this is the fairly generous pay but the downside (and it's a big one) is you're stuck to your seat for 15 hours, unable to leave the polling station, even for food.
A hearty lunchbox is needed and this Election Day Rice Salad as I have aptly named it, I hope is going to keep me going through what I think is going to be a very busy day!
You may or may not be aware that polling staff are not allowed to show allegiances to any political party and therefore must dress in neutral colours. I don’t know if this goes as far as the food, but in the spirit of fair competition I have represented the colours of the three main parties in this dish, with a sprinkling of parsley for the Greens and the yellow pepper for Mebyn Kernow - yes, you can call me sad if you want!
Printable Recipe
Ingredients: to serve 4 or one person on election duty
250g Long Grain Rice - cooked and cooled
6 Cherry tomatoes, halved or quartered
1 small Red onion, chopped
6 Dried Apricots, chopped
1 Yellow Pepper, chopped
100g Cornish Blue Cheese, cubed
Handful of Dried Blueberries
Chopped Parsley to serve
Dressing:
4 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp red wine vinegar
juice of 1 lemon
1 tsp mustard
1 tsp honey
1 clove garlic, chopped
Salt and Pepper
Method:
Step 1: whisk together the dressing ingredients and set aside.
Step 2: Combine all of the rice salad ingredients in a large bowl, mix then pour on dressing and sprinkle over parsley.
Step 3: Serve
Other recipes you might enjoy:
Grilled Asparagus
Cornish Blue and Avocado Salsa
Mushroom and clotted cream risotto
9 comments:
That looks so colourful and tasty - my mouth is watering now!
Oooh cheese and blueberries - YUM!
Lovely looking salad - have fun tomorrow!
Love the veggies in this salad. Great color!
Sounds like a fun packed day. :-(
I'm sure that salad will keep you going, it looks super.
Looks fantastic - great idea for a long day at work.
My family are obsessed with this election - and we are Irish!
Delish! You are so funny adding in colours of the parties, it would crack me up if you stunk the polling station out with the blue cheese! Hope it goes well tomorrow.
What a fantastic combination of flavors and textures in this rice. YUM!
You crack me up with the whole colors thing
Right now I'd quite happily swap 15 hours stuck in a seat for going to my own job all day, especially with the rice salad thrown in! Deal? :)
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