Fiesta Rice Salad with Honey Lime Dressing

Mexican inspired rice salad with the bold flavor of fire roasted tomatoes, peppers and grilled corn. 

Did you know, you can make perfect rice in the Instant Pot? I am head over heels about my Instant Pot. I’m so happy with it I tossed my rice cooker – which was a big deal for me because I loved that rice cooker (sorry that sounds so sappy but it’s true). My Instant Pot even has a “rice” function so I can’t go wrong – perfect rice every time! There is one trick to perfect rice in the Instant Pot or IP, as I call it. You use equal amounts of liquid and rice. So if you are using 1 cup of dry rice, use 1 cup of liquid. It’s that easy!

We love Tex Mex food at our house and I love when Tex Mex restaurants serve the entre with beans and rice. Recently  I planned a Tex Mex meal for our family and I really wanted to serve it “restaurant style” with rice and beans as side dishes. However, my family is not really big on Spanish rice I decided to mix it up a bit and I made a Fiesta Rice Salad with Honey Lime Dressing. This salad turned out so good it will now be on our Tex Mex menu from now on. And now that I have my Instant Pot, I can make it for a large crowd with no muss or fuss.

Fiesta Rice Salad with Honey Lime Dressing

Mexican inspired rice salad with the bold flavor of fire roasted tomatoes, peppers and grilled corn. 

• Author: krazykitchenmom

Ingredients

For the Salad:

• 5 cups cooked rice (cook rice in an Instant Pot, a rice cooker or on the stove-top)
• 8 multi-colored baby sweet peppers, seeds removed and diced small
• 2 10-ounce cans of fire roasted tomatoes – drained
• 4 ears of grilled corn cut off cob (you can also use 1 bag frozen corn – thawed)
• 1/2 cup chopped cilantro

For the dressing:

• Juice from 3 limes
• 1/4 cup honey
• 1/2 teaspoon each salt and pepper

Instructions

1. Place the lime juice, honey, salt, and pepper in a mason jar and shake until thoroughly mixed.
2. Place all ingredients in a bowl, drizzle with dressing and, toss.

Notes

This recipe can be served hot, cold or at room temperature.