Whether you serve it warm or cool, rice is a brilliant addition to our healthy salads. If you opt for brown or wild rice, you’ll get a slow-releasing, lower GI carbohydrate, or throw in some easy-to-digest white rice as a nice way to bulk up your dish.
These work just as well as a tasty side dish at your next party or festive gathering as they do for a tasty and satisfying lunch at work.
For some healthy ways to add more rice into your salads, take a flick through our recipes. From our Japanese inspired ‘sushi’ salads, to our Indian-style curried rice and cashews, these dishes are the perfect way to take your work lunches to the next level.
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Miso chicken with broccolini and asparagus
This tasty chicken and rice salad is good for your gut (and your taste buds).
Chicken rice and mega greens mega bowl with tzatziki
Bowl your family over with this vitamin packed dinner. It’s never been easier to your healthy eating goals!
Teriyaki salmon with edamame and cucumber rice salad
Salmon fillet, marinated in this homemade Japanese-style sauce, is perfectly paired with a low-GI rice salad full of edamame and cucumber.
Five grain salad with feta and oranges
Packed with wholegrain goodness.
Larb gai (spicy chicken salad)
Not for the faint-hearted.
Indian rice salad
Deliciously fragrant.
Rice salad
This rice salad is perfect for hot summer days – it’s refreshing, crunchy and very simple to prepare.
Japanese-style tofu salad
Sometimes you’ve just gotta try something new. This easy tofu salad is full of fresh flavours that will make you happy you did.
Mediterranean grain salad
If you’re looking for a healthy salad with a difference, try this Cypriot-inspired Mediterranean grain salad packed with lentils, brown rice, quinoa, seeds, nuts and fresh herbs.
Mountain rice salad with haloumi
The rice base of this salad makes it a wholesome meal fit for a busy weekday lunch.
Brown rice and roast pumpkin salad
Bold flavours of roast pumpkin, maple syrup and soy sauce mix with brown rice and leafy greens to give your view of salads a pleasant refresher.
Antipasto rice salad
An antipasto rice salad with char-grilled eggplant, sun-dried tomato and basil pesto.
Italian brown rice salad
This humble chicken and brown rice salad offers a taste of Italy, with the hero its lemon mustard dressing.
Sushi rice salad with grilled prawns and mango
Similar to a deconstructed sushi bowl, this delicious salad showcases all the beautiful flavours of Japanese cooking with some freshly grilled Australian prawns.
Miso vegetables with pounded rice salad
Asian inspired miso vegetables and pounded rice salad – an authentic flavour combination the whole family will love!
Prawn and brown rice salad
Healthy and delicious dinner ideas have never been easier! Enjoy this tasty, wholesome prawn and brown rice salad, full of flavour the whole family will love!
Moroccan rice salad
Rice salad is a staple side dish at barbecues, and this recipe infuses brown rice with Moroccan-inspired flavours and ingredients.
Wild rice and chorizo salad
It may seem like a lot of dressing, but the rice will soak it all up. Note
Beef and rice salad
This healthy and filling warm beef and rice salad packs a punch with a chilli soy dressing and crisp vegetables. It makes a great lunch, and packs well if you’re looking for something to pop in a lunch box.
Japanese rice salad with green chilli dressing
Use kitchen scissors to cut nori into fine strips. Recipe not suitable to freeze. Note
Burghul and wild rice salad
This is a good salad for a barbecue as it keeps well and is not fussy about the temperature at which it is served.
Greek-style wild rice salad
Wild rice blend is a pre-made mixture of white long-grain and wild rices. It is available from most supermarkets. Note
Avocado and wasabi rice salad
This creamy, flavoursome dish makes a lovely light lunch or side dish.
Crispy pork and rice ball salad
You will need 5 limes for this recipe, and to cook 1 cup uncooked rice for the 3 cups cooked rice required. Note
Teriyaki chicken rice salad
Healthy, fragrant and authentic Japanese teriyaki chicken rice salad.
Tomato and kumara rice salad
A healthy and filling tomato and kumara rice salad from Australian Women’s Weekly.
Warm rice and chickpea salad
A fragrant and delicious warm rice and chickpea salad from Australian Women’s Weekly.
Lemon & lime rice salad
Super simple and seriously zesty, this lemon and lime rice salad makes an excellent side dish for lunch or dinner.
Crunchy asian rice salad
sesame dressing Perilla leaves, also known as shiso leaves, belong to the mint family and are available in green and purple-red varieties from Asian grocers. Use the leaves whole or shredded, as an ingredient or a condiment. You can use mint leaves instead. Note
Seared wasabi salmon and brown rice salad
Sashimi-grade fish must be impeccably fresh and prepared using extremely strict standards of hygiene as the fish is to be eaten raw.
Sticky rice with green mango and apple salad
Thai sticky rice (also known as glutinous’ or sweet’ rice) is a short, fat and chalky white rice that becomes soft and sticky once cooked.
Rainbow rice salad
Use any rice you like for this recipe, just make sure it’s cooked properly so every grain is separate. You could use about 3½ cups of cold leftover rice if you happen to have it, if not cook, rinse and drain the rice the day before the picnic. Keep the rice in the fridge. Assemble […]
Smoked trout and brown rice salad
Before starting the recipe, boil the kettle so you have boiling water ready to go into the saucepan to blanch the brussels sprout leaves. You need to plunge the leaves into iced water, so make sure you have some on hand. You could also use a portion of cold-smoked, boneless trout, if you prefer. Note
Pea and ham brown rice salad
Keep salad refrigerated; bring to room temperature before serving. Note
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