- Difficulty: Very easy
- Cost: Very cheap
- Preparation time: 10 Minutes
- Portions: 4
- Cooking methods: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: Spring, Summer
- Energy 744.88 (Kcal)
- Carbohydrates 63.77 (g) of which sugars 6.16 (g)
- Proteins 33.80 (g)
- Fat 41.70 (g) of which saturated 9.23 (g)of which unsaturated 9.77 (g)
- Fibers 7.07 (g)
- Sodium 1,413.78 (mg)
Indicative values for a portion of 100 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA* and FoodData Central** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.
* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov
Simo and Cicci recommend
You can store the cold rice with arugula pesto, tuna, and cherry tomatoes in the fridge for up to 2-3 days in an airtight container.
As an alternative to brown rice, you can use Arborio or Parboiled rice. You can also use Venere rice, basmati rice, or red rice. With the same recipe, you can also dress other types of cereals like barley, farro, millet, bulgur, or couscous. Don’t forget that pasta also goes well with this arugula pesto, tuna, and cherry tomatoes for the most classic pasta salad.
Instead of arugula pesto, you can use good basil pesto, Sicilian-style pesto, or zucchini pesto.
You can enrich this cold rice with other vegetables such as sautéed or grilled zucchini, peppers, or eggplants. You can also add diced cheeses like mozzarella, provola, provolone, etc.
