Two of my three boys are fair skinned with reddish hair. They sunburn easily which is one of the reasons summer is not my favorite season. We haven’t had a pool membership for a number of years, but we did when they were little.
The problem was that even with 30 or 50 spf sunscreen, my oldest would burn anytime before 4 pm. As a result 4:00 – 6:00 was our usual pool time. On Sundays, we often went as a family and ate dinner there—a cold dinner that I could pack in the cooler.
This salad was one of my stand-by recipes for such occasions. It still reminds my boys of those days. While it works as a cold meal, we prefer it warm so I suggest trying it that way first.
- 3 cup cooked brown rice (variety of your choice)
- 1½ cups cooked chicken or ham, cut in small chuncks
- ½ cup green onions, sliced
- ½ cup sliced almonds
- ¼ cup mayonnaise
- ¼ cup Italian salad dressing
- If serving this warm, cook the rice and heat the chicken or ham.
- Combine the rice, chicken or ham, green onions and almonds. You could use the pot you cooked your rice in.
- In a small bowl, combine the mayonnaise and salad dressing. Pour over the rice mixture and stir to coat.
- Serve.
This recipe is linked to the following food carnivals which are not gluten-free, but are still a good resource.
My mom used to make something very similar to this when I was a kid, but it had cheese in it. I think am going to like making this one:)
This is great! It looks delicious and convenient. I like the option of having it warm or cold. Yum!
I made this tonight and it was delicious! Thanks so much for sharing such a simple recipe.
yummy! what a delicious recipe! I want to take it tasty!
That looks wonderful. Call me sheltered but I never seen anything like this. What a great idea.
This sounds good! I've really been getting into brown rice lately, it's not something I grew up with. Thanks for the recipe.
I made this recipe tonight and it was delicious!
Sounds simple and tasty!
Sounds delish!
Thanks for linking up!
~Liz
What is a good brand of brown rice to buy? I’ve bought some but it’s really chewy and did not taste very good, maybe I did not cook it right?
I think I may try this recipe if I can figure out what brown rice to use.
Moe