{"id":950,"date":"2013-04-26T07:00:03","date_gmt":"2013-04-26T14:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oneingredientchef.com\/?p=950"},"modified":"2017-02-18T14:41:46","modified_gmt":"2017-02-18T22:41:46","slug":"rice-salad-tacos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oneingredientchef.com\/rice-salad-tacos\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Everything&#8221; Rice Salad Tacos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>Fruits. Nuts. Beans. Vegetables. Grains.<\/em><\/strong> This is the kind of food I love.<\/p>\n<p>The artistic side of me likes to play around with crazy recipes (a la <a href=\"https:\/\/oneingredientchef.com\/tapioca-pudding-creme-brulee\/\" title=\"Creme Br\u00fbl\u00e9e Tapioca Pudding\">Tapioca Cr\u00e8me br\u00fbl\u00e9e<\/a>) but I much prefer simple and hearty meals like this when I&#8217;m cooking for myself. These rice salad tacos contain virtually every food group, every color, and everything is fresh and whole. <em>The One Ingredient Diet<\/em> was inspired by food like this. <\/p>\n<p>Over the years, I&#8217;ve found that these type of meals make people the happiest. They are the most fun to prepare, most delicious to eat, and leave you with the most satisfaction when you&#8217;re finished. Classic <em>One Ingredient<\/em>.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/oneingredientchef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/RiceSaladTall.jpg\" alt=\"Rice Salad Tacos\" width=\"600\" height=\"731\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-953\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oneingredientchef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/RiceSaladTall.jpg 600w, https:\/\/oneingredientchef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/RiceSaladTall-246x300.jpg 246w, https:\/\/oneingredientchef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/RiceSaladTall-364x443.jpg 364w, https:\/\/oneingredientchef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/RiceSaladTall-313x381.jpg 313w, https:\/\/oneingredientchef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/RiceSaladTall-39x48.jpg 39w, https:\/\/oneingredientchef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/RiceSaladTall-79x96.jpg 79w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Makes about 4 servings<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"content-box-green\">\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Ingredients:<\/h4>\n<div class=\"one-half first\">\n<ul>\n<li itemprop=\"recipeIngredient\">4 cups cooked brown rice<\/li>\n<li itemprop=\"recipeIngredient\">1 can pinto beans<\/li>\n<li itemprop=\"recipeIngredient\">1 cup frozen corn<\/li>\n<li itemprop=\"recipeIngredient\">1 avocado<\/li>\n<li itemprop=\"recipeIngredient\">1 mango<\/li>\n<li itemprop=\"recipeIngredient\">1 green bell pepper<\/li>\n<li itemprop=\"recipeIngredient\">4 green onions<\/li>\n<li itemprop=\"recipeIngredient\">10 grape tomatoes, halved<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"one-half\">\n<ul>\n<li itemprop=\"recipeIngredient\">1 Jalape\u00f1o<\/li>\n<li itemprop=\"recipeIngredient\">1\/4 cup raisins<\/li>\n<li itemprop=\"recipeIngredient\">1\/4 cup cilantro<\/li>\n<li itemprop=\"recipeIngredient\">1\/4 cup walnuts<\/li>\n<li itemprop=\"recipeIngredient\">Balsamic vinegar to taste<\/li>\n<li itemprop=\"recipeIngredient\">Salt and pepper to taste<\/li>\n<li itemprop=\"recipeIngredient\">2 cups romaine lettuce<\/li>\n<li itemprop=\"recipeIngredient\">Corn tortillas for serving<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h4>Step One<\/h4>\n<p>Begin cooking the rice. Add about 1 1\/2 cups brown rice with 3 cups water and bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer and leave covered for about 30-35 minutes until dry and fluffy. <\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, gather all the fresh ingredients. Drain\/rinse the pinto beans. Defrost the frozen corn. Chop\/dice all the vegetables.<\/p>\n<h4>Step Two<\/h4>\n<p>When the rice is perfectly fluffy, transfer to a large mixing bowl and toss with the salt, pepper, and balsamic vinegar to coat the rice. Then, add in all the other ingredients (minus the lettuce and tortillas) and gently toss again<\/p>\n<p><em>Why toss the rice two times? You want the rice (not the other ingredients) to absorb the seasonings. By first coating the rice alone, you develop a much better flavor from the rice and the other ingredients aren&#8217;t masked by too much acid or salt. Also, it prevents the softer ingredients (i.e. avocado) from becoming mashed due to excessive tossing.<\/em><\/p>\n<h4>Step Three<\/h4>\n<p>Coat the bottom of your serving plates with a layer of romaine lettuce and spoon the rice salad on top. Serve with corn tortillas on the side. <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/oneingredientchef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/RiceSaladClose.jpg\" alt=\"Rice Salad Tacos\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-951\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oneingredientchef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/RiceSaladClose.jpg 600w, https:\/\/oneingredientchef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/RiceSaladClose-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oneingredientchef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/RiceSaladClose-192x144.jpg 192w, https:\/\/oneingredientchef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/RiceSaladClose-384x288.jpg 384w, https:\/\/oneingredientchef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/RiceSaladClose-561x421.jpg 561w, https:\/\/oneingredientchef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/RiceSaladClose-364x273.jpg 364w, https:\/\/oneingredientchef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/RiceSaladClose-313x235.jpg 313w, https:\/\/oneingredientchef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/RiceSaladClose-64x48.jpg 64w, https:\/\/oneingredientchef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/RiceSaladClose-128x96.jpg 128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/oneingredientchef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/RiceSaladTacos.jpg\" alt=\"Rice Salad Tacos\" width=\"600\" height=\"703\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-952\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oneingredientchef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/RiceSaladTacos.jpg 600w, https:\/\/oneingredientchef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/RiceSaladTacos-256x300.jpg 256w, https:\/\/oneingredientchef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/RiceSaladTacos-364x426.jpg 364w, https:\/\/oneingredientchef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/RiceSaladTacos-313x367.jpg 313w, https:\/\/oneingredientchef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/RiceSaladTacos-41x48.jpg 41w, https:\/\/oneingredientchef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/RiceSaladTacos-82x96.jpg 82w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fruits. 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