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Herby Crispy Rice Salad

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1 hr + 10 min

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This rice salad has a perfect crunchy bite to it. The crispy baked rice is paired with fresh veggies, fresh herbs, and a red pesto dressing, which adds a lot of flavour. Make sure to use a pesto you like. This salad can be made with freshly cooked rice, but it will also work great with any leftover rice you might have.

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Total

1 hr + 10 min

Prep

15 min

Cook

55 min

Contains

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peanut

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tree nut

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soy

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sesame

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gluten

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Chrysiida - July 31, 2026, 3:10 p.m.

I love it when recipes use red pesto, which I think is highly underestimated! Naturally, I liked this dish, though I found the rice a bit dry after staying in the fridge for a few hours. Maybe next time I will keep a bit of the sauce or red pesto to add after I refrigerate it...

PUL small logo PUL Team - July 31, 2026, 4:33 p.m.

So glad you enjoyed it, Chrysiida, and thanks for taking the time to share your experience with this one! Keeping a little extra pesto or sauce aside to stir in before serving is a great idea 🙌

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Nora - July 28, 2026, 3:45 p.m.

Wonderful

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Marguerite De Valois - July 22, 2026, 12:54 p.m.

Recette très intéressante. Une chouette salade avec un très bon goût. Cependant je n'ai pas d'affinité avec le riz croustillant. Ça donne l'impression que le riz n'est pas cuit et c'est galère à manger. Je pense que cela reste une bonne recette de salade originale à refaire. Je la referai en passant peut-être seulement 10 minutes le riz au four pour un effet légèrement "sur cuit".
Pour les changements : n'aimant pas le concombre j'ai remplacé par de la courgette. Et pour les poivrons j'ai remplacé par du poivron rôti.
Une petite remarque supplémentaire : j'ai fait pour 4 et le riz croustillant a diminué fortement de volume je me suis retrouvé avec une portion pour deux. J'ai rajouté de la salade verte pour gonfler artificiellement le volume ce qui q fait que j'en ai eu pour 3 personnes

Nora - July 28, 2026, 3:46 p.m.

I did not bake the rice at all. It Was so wonderful. I also Don t live crispy rice

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Sarah - July 2, 2026, 8:01 p.m.

Loveeee!

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Manuela Suciu - June 30, 2026, 5:59 p.m.

So good. Crispy, savory and delicious. Added to my arsenal to impress people. 😊

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Amanda - June 29, 2026, 12:51 p.m.

Delicious! I added a can of chickpeas (that I fried in some oil) to 4 portions. Great way to up the protein.

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Jonathan - June 20, 2026, 11 p.m.

Wow this is a delicious salad, very relaxing to prepare while the rice is getting crispy, I can casually prepare the veggies and the sauce :-) this is also a very inviting starting recipe to experiment with other ingredients. I'm definitely making this one again

PUL small logo PUL Team - June 21, 2026, 6:06 a.m.

Whoop whoop! We're so thrilled it was enjoyed, Jonathan, thanks for trying the recipe and sharing the review ☺️✨

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