You'll love this Sausage and Rice Salad! Protein, grains, veggies - all in one dish. It's perfect as a side dish, a salad, or as a wholesome lunch or dinner! The tangy balsamic dressing is a perfect finishing touch!
2cupscooked long grain white rice or brown ricecooled
2fully cooked sausages of your choicecut into bite size pieces
2medium cucumbersdiced
1/2red bell pepperdiced
1cupcorn kernelsthawed if from frozen
1/4cupred oniondiced
Instructions
Combine all dressing ingredients in a small jar or mixing bowl and whisk well with a fork.
Add all salad ingredients to a large mixing bowl. Pour in the dressing and toss to combine.
Notes
Store the salad in an air-tight container in the fridge for up to 3 days. If you are using leftover sausages from a day or two ago, make sure to consume the salad within the next day.Freezing: I definitely would not recommend freezing the salad once it is made. The fresh vegetables would just not be the same. If you plan to make the salad ahead and did not yet combine all the salad ingredients together, you can freeze the sausage and rice and then reheat, allow to cool, and then add the fresh salad ingredients after.Do not heat the leftovers of the rice salad. Take the salad out of the fridge about 30 minutes before serving so it warms to room temperature.