Italian Rice Salad

Watch Clodagh make this on her IGTV here

Serves 4

INGREDIENTS:

500g brown basmati rice, rinsed

260g (1 tin) sweetcorn, drained

120g French beans

3 sticks celery

20 black olives

2 tbsp fresh mint, chopped

2 tbsp flat leaf parsley, chopped

For the dressing

Juice of 1 lemon

100ml extra-virgin olive oil

1 tsp Dijon mustard

1 tsp of honey

sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

METHOD:

1. Start by cooking the rice – place the rinsed rice in a large pot of cold water. Bring to the boil and reduce the heat to medium and cook for 25 minutes. Drain and allow to cool.

2. Next cook the French beans in boiling salted water for 3-4 minutes. Drain and cool in a bowl of cold water (to stop them from cooking any further).

3. Thinly slice the celery, and cut the beans into 2 inch pieces. Place the cooled rice in a large serving platter. Add the sliced celery, beans, sweetcorn, black olives, herbs and season with sea salt and freshly ground black pepper .

4. Make the dressing by whisking all the ingredients together. Pour the dressing over the salad and toss everything together well.

5. Serve at room temperature.