Summer Rice Salad

Total Time: 3 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 4 cups cold cooked rice
• 1/2 cup finely chopped celery
• 1/4 cup finely chopped green pepper
• 1/2 cup sliced ripe olives
• 2 teaspoons grated onions
• 1/2 cup canola oil or 1/2 cup olive oil
• 1/4 cup cider vinegar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon dry mustard
• 1 dash ground marjoram
• 1 1/2 cups cooked ham, cut into thin julienmne strips
• 1 1/2 cups swiss cheese, cut into thin julienne strips
• lettuce

Recipe

• 1 combine rice, celery, green pepper, olives, and grated onion in large mixing bowl.
• 2 combine oil, vinegar, salt, pepper, sugar, dry mustard and marjoram in small bowl.
• 3 blend thoroughly; pour over rice mixture; mix well.
• 4 cover.
• 5 refrigerate until well chilled.
• 6 before serving, toss in ham and cheese.
• 7 line a salad bowl with lettuce leaves. fill bowl with rice salad.
• 8 garnish with tomato wedges, if desired.