Feta, avocado and basmati rice salad

This salad is just lovely on a hot summer day. I found this on http://tilda.com. Tilda is a brand of basmati rice and they offer recipes on their website. This is from the website and definitely a keeper!
For the rice salad

Cook the rice in a large pan of boiling water following pack instructions.Drain and spread out in a thin layer in a wide, shallow serving bowl. Allow to cool.Meanwhile, place the tomato, cucumber, red onion, avocado, feta cheese, olives and fresh herbs in a bowl and stir gently to combine.

For the dressing

Place all the dressing ingredients in a bowl and mix well.Season to taste, then stir gently through the cooked and cooled rice.Add the tomato mixture to the rice and stir gently to combine. Serve immediately.

INGREDIENTS

For the rice salad

150g Basmati Rice
1 large vine tomato, finely chopped
1/4 cucumber, peeled, deseeded and finely diced
1/2 small red onion, very finely diced
1 avocado, peeled, destoned and chopped into 1cm cubes
100g feta cheese, crumbled
6-8 black olives, pitted and thickly sliced
(I added more because I love olives. I used one can of pitted black olives)
1-2 tbsp fresh coriander, chopped
Few leaves fresh basil and mint, roughly torn

For the dressing

4 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1/2 lemon juice
1/2 tsp Dijon mustard
1/2 tsp caster sugar
salt and freshly ground black pepper

Enjoy! xxx Natascha

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