Rice Salad With Cherry Tomatoes And Coconut Milk: An Easy Recipe

If you find that rice salads often have a texture that is too dry and a topping that is not very original, try the following recipe. The cherry tomato and coconut milk rice salad stands out from the traditional recipe with its creamy texture and exotic flavor.

Ingredients

Here are the ingredients needed to prepare a rice salad with cherry tomatoes and coconut milk for 4 people:

200 g of cooked and cooled Thai or Basmati rice.
125 g of cherry tomatoes.
3 or 4 spring onions.
1 carton of coconut milk.
1 lime.
1 handful of salted peanuts.
1 small bunch of cilantro, parsley, or chives.
2 tablespoons of olive oil.
salt and pepper.

Note: for this recipe, you can replace the carton of coconut milk with a carton of unsweetened coconut cream, as shown in the following photo. However, I advise against using canned coconut milk because its texture is not homogeneous enough. It usually forms a thick layer on the surface.

Preparation of Fried Onions

To give the cherry tomato and coconut milk rice salad a little exotic touch, I recommend frying the spring onions instead of using them raw.

1- Finely slice the spring onions.

2- Heat the olive oil in a pan.

3- Sauté the sliced spring onions in the olive oil for about 5 minutes, until they are golden.

4- Let cool before adding this ingredient to the salad.

Cutting the ingredients

The rice salad with cherry tomatoes and coconut milk is a perfect anti-waste recipe to use leftover cooked basmati or Thai rice.

If you already have cooked and cooled rice, this salad is quite quick to prepare. While the fried onions are cooling, chop all the other ingredients.

1- Wash the cherry tomatoes then cut them in half or quarters depending on their size.

2- Wash and dry the herbs of your choice then chop them finely.

3- Roughly chop the roasted peanuts with a knife then set aside.

Assembly of the rice salad

1- Pour the cold rice into a salad bowl.

2- Add 4 tablespoons of coconut milk and mix well to separate the grains.

3- Add the grated zest and juice of the lime. Season with salt and pepper and mix again.

4- Once your rice is well seasoned, just add the fried onions, chopped peanuts, cherry tomatoes, and chopped herbs.

5- Mix gently and serve the rice salad with cherry tomatoes and coconut milk immediately.