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I have a quick favorite recipe for you: Rice salad with tuna. Whether as a light lunch, as a side dish for a snack or as a summer grilled salad, the simple tuna and rice salad is always convincing and is in 20 minutes prepared. The recipe for your favorite rice salad is waiting for you!

Rice salad with tuna: the ingredients
I’ll tell you one thing in advance: A delicious rice salad with tuna doesn’t need many ingredients. My recipe is proof. First the salad, then the dressing!
Next to rice – you definitely can’t do without a rice salad – you’ll need it from the fresh department red pepper, Gherkins, an onion and Parsley.
You put it a few shelves away corn and Canned tuna into the shopping cart. You already have everything for the salad.
For the dressing you need Mayonnaise or Miracel Whip. In addition, the dressing consists of Cucumber water. A good bit of salt and pepper and it’s ready!
When it comes to dressing, it’s important to mix thoroughly to create a creamy, spicy emulsion!


3 tips for rice salad with tuna
This tuna and rice salad is guaranteed to end up on your favorites list. My top tips will help you prepare it. A little further down you will find the recipe to download with step-by-step instructions.
- Let the rice cool down. Only mix the rice with the remaining ingredients once it has cooled completely. This will ensure that your rice salad with tuna and peppers is as delicious as it should be.
- Drain the canned corn and tuna. You don’t need the liquids from the corn and tuna. On the contrary, they could make the rice salad mushy. Therefore: Drain thoroughly.
- Season well. Consistency is important, but so is taste! Recipes with rice usually require an extra pinch of salt. Season your dressing generously with salt and pepper.

The perfect rice for tuna rice salad
The rice in the rice salad makes all the difference. Therefore, you should choose the right type of rice. It’s best to decide between parboiled rice, natural rice and long-grain rice. Even with a creamy yogurt dressing, you need rice that doesn’t stick together after cooking. My tip: wash the rice before cooking. This is important. You can also use wild rice for a real eye-catcher in a salad.
Want more quick rice recipes? Then try my pepper and rice pan or the classic rice salad.
Only a simple recipe separates you from your rice salad with tuna. Try it!



Rice salad with tuna
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My simple rice salad with tuna, corn and peppers is prepared in 20 minutes, filling and super tasty.
preparation 20 minutes Min.
Total time 20 minutes Min.
Ingredients for the dressing
Cook rice according to package instructions. Cut the peppers into cubes, slice the cucumbers, and chop the onions finely. Drain the corn and tuna.
Mix all the ingredients for the dressing.
Serve the rice, peppers, cucumbers, onions, corn and tuna with the dressing and chopped parsley.
Calories: 387kcal | Carbohydrates: 38G | Protein: 14G | Fat: 20G
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