Name: Curried Rice Salad with Melon, Raisins and Peanuts Recipe
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 cups long-grain rice; 1 cantaloupe; ¾ cup golden raisins; ⅓ cup unsalted roasted peanuts; 1 ½ tsp salt; 2 ½ tsp curry powder; 3 tbsp white-wine vinegar; ⅓ cup vegetable oil; 1 cup plain yogurt; ¼ cup Major Grey's chutney

With raisins, melon, and chutney, this salad is anything but ordinary.

curried rice salad with melon raisins and peanuts rice salad recipe

How To Make Curried Rice Salad with Melon, Raisins and Peanuts

Rice salad recipe seasoned with curry sauce

Prep: 30 mins

Chill Time: 1 hr

Cook: 30 mins

Total: 2 hrs

Serves:

Ingredients

2 cups long-grain rice
1 cantaloupe, seeded and cut into ½-inch cubes
¾ cup golden raisins
⅓ cup unsalted roasted peanuts
1 ½ tsp salt
2 ½ tsp curry powder
3 tbsp white-wine vinegar
⅓ cup vegetable oil
1 cup plain yogurt
¼ cup Major Grey's chutney

Instructions

In a large saucepan bring 4 quarts water to a boil, stir in the rice and the salt, stirring until the water returns to a boil, and boil the rice for 10 minutes.
Drain the rice in a large sieve and rinse it.
Set the sieve over a large saucepan of simmering water and steam the rice, covered with a folded kitchen towel and the lid, for 15 minutes, or until it is fluffy and dry.
Transfer the rice to a very large bowl and let it cool to lukewarm.
In a small bowl, whisk together 1 1/2 tsp. of the curry powder, the vinegar, the oil, and salt to taste, add the vinaigrette to the rice, and toss the mixture well.
Stir in the raisins and the cantaloupe.
In a blender blend the yogurt, the chutney, and the remaining 1 tsp. curry powder until the dressing is smooth, pour the dressing over the rice mixture, and toss the salad well.
Chill the salad, covered, for 1 hour.
The salad may be made 2 days in advance and kept covered and chilled.
Serve the salad sprinkled with the peanuts.