Salman ibn Amir Dhabi related that the Prophet said: Break your fast with dates, or else with water, for it is pure (Abu Dawud, Tirmidhi).
Ingredients
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* 1 cup of boiled white rice * 1 bunch of lettuce * 1 carrot * 1 small Irish potato (spud) * 1 medium cucumber * 2 eggs * 1 plum tomatoes * 1 ripe avocado * 1 tin baked beans in tomato sauce * 160g sweet corn * Salad dressing
Note: the Heinz Salad Cream works best with the Nigerian Salad recipe. A close substitute is the Heinz Caesar Salad Cream. You can use mayonnaise too.
Preparation of the Nigerian Rice Salad
All the vegetables need to be washed.
* Boil the eggs till hard done * Dice the carrots and potato. Add to boiling water. Leave to boil for 2mins, pour in a sieve and cool it down with water. * Peel and dice the eggs with an egg slicer. * Chop and dice the rest of the ingredients. The aim is to get all of them chopped into small pieces to match the grains of rice. * Peel and dice the avocado. * Open the sweet corn and drain the preservation water. Rinse and set aside. Also open the baked beans tin and set aside. * Then layer the ingredients one after the other in a bowl. * Place in the fridge to chill before serving.
Nigerian Rice Salad can be eaten alone or as a side dish to all Nigerian rice dishes.
Ramadan Kareem, don't forget to recite your Qur'an
