Recipe: West African Rice Salad

Ingredients:

• 2 cups brown or white rice
• 2 cups fresh sweet corn (whole)
• ¼ cup dried raisins
• ¼ cup fresh parsley
• 1 cup olive oil
• Salt to taste

Method:

• Wash rice and warm in microwave for approximately 6 minutes to dry up water.
• Bring a pot of water to a boil and add some salt to it.
• Add rice to pot and cook stirring frequently to avoid sticking and burning.
• Once all the water is absorbed, add whole corn to it along with the raisin and cover pot tightly and cook rice to perfection – well done.
• Simmer and serve hot or cold with any fish or meat sauce or stew.
• Garnish with fresh parsley.

_{(Copyright: Margaret Ellis, ” West African Perspective: Recipes Inspired by Gambian Cuisine” (Xlibris)}