Fruit And Nut Curried Rice Salad

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 1/2 cups rice
• 3 1/3 cups water
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1 1/2 tablespoons butter
• 4 medium bananas
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1/2 cup diagonally sliced celery
• 1/2 cup seedless raisin
• 1/2 cup chopped salted peanuts
• 2 tablespoons chopped pimiento
• 1 tablespoon minced chives
• 3/4 cup mayonnaise
• 3 tablespoons cream
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon curry powder
• 1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
• 1/4 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
• crisp salad green
• 1/4 cup toasted shredded coconut

Recipe

• 1 cook rice with water, salt and butter according to package directions.
• 2 chill.
• 3 cut bananas into 1/2 inch slices.
• 4 sprinkle 1 tablespoon lemon juice over banana slices.
• 5 in a large bowl, combine rice, celery, raisins, peanuts, pimiento and chives.
• 6 toss lightly and chill.
• 7 combine mayonnaise, cream, 1 tablespoon lemon juice, curry powder, dry mustard and hot pepper sauce.
• 8 mix well. add bananas.
• 9 toss all but salad greens.
• 10 arrange mixture on crisp salad greens on chilled salad plates.
• 11 garnish with toasted coconut and serve.