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Moroccan party rice salad (shlada rouz)
شلاظة الروز (shlada rouz): cold rice with tomato, sweetcorn, olives, egg and tuna in vinaigrette
Moroccan weddings, birthday parties and summer picnics in Rabat and Casablanca nearly always have a big platter of shlada rouz, the rice salad decorated in stripes and rings like a mosaic: tomato, sweetcorn, green olives, beetroot, boiled egg and flaked tuna on a bed of lemon-dressed rice. It's eaten cold as a starter. Rice cooked too soft turns to paste once dressed, so drain it while it still has a slight bite. Chef's tip: dress the rice while it's still a little warm; it soaks up the vinaigrette much better.
- Total time
- 40 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 6
Ingredients
- 9 oz long-grain ricerinsed
- 2 tuna in olive oil160 g tins, drained and flaked
- 3 eggshard-boiled, quartered
- 2 tomatoesdiced
- 5 ½ oz sweetcorndrained
- 2 ⅞ oz green olivespitted and halved
- 1 cooked beetroot (optional)diced
- ½ oz flat-leaf parsleychopped
For the vinaigrette
- 4 tbsp olive oil
- 1 lemonjuiced
- 1 tbsp white wine vinegar
- 1 tsp Dijon mustard
- ¾ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp black pepper
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Method
0/5 doneStep 1: Cook 9 oz long-grain rice in plenty of boiling salted water until just tender with a slight bite, then drain and rinse briefly under cold water.
12 minStep 2: Whisk 4 tbsp olive oil, 1 lemon, 1 tbsp white wine vinegar, 1 tsp Dijon mustard, ¾ tsp salt and ¼ tsp black pepper together.
2 minStep 3: Toss the warm rice with two-thirds of the vinaigrette and ½ oz flat-leaf parsley. Spread it on a large platter and leave to cool.
3 minStep 4: Arrange 2 tomatoes, 5 ½ oz sweetcorn, 2 ⅞ oz green olives and 1 cooked beetroot in stripes or rings over the rice. Pile 2 tuna in olive oil in the centre and set 3 eggs round the edge.
10 minStep 5: Drizzle with the rest of the dressing and chill until serving, up to 6 hours.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 320 kcal
- Protein
- 14 g
- Carbs
- 36 g
- Fat
- 13 g
- Fibre
- 3 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does moroccan party rice salad (shlada rouz) take?
- About 40 minutes in total: 25 minutes to prepare and 15 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 6 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it gluten free?
- Yes, as written. Check the labels on stock, sauces and spice mixes, which sometimes contain gluten.
- Can I make it ahead?
- Yes. It keeps well, so you can cook it earlier in the day or the day before and reheat it.
- What can I use instead of long-grain rice?
- Any long-grain rice, same amount.
- What can I use instead of tuna in olive oil?
- Vegetable, sunflower or rapeseed oil, same amount (for cooking; keep olive oil for dressings if you have a little).
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