Weeknight Cooking

Sara Moulton's Rice, Radish & Snap Pea Salad with Seared Beef

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June 10, 2011
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Everyday Family Dinners by Sara Moulton

In the video above, the legendary Sara Moulton stops by to share a recipe from her IACP award-winning Everyday Family Dinners cookbook, plus tips on everything from knife size (go big!) to boiling rice the lazy way.

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meredith
meredith June 19, 2011
wow! this brought back a rush of memories, thanks sara,I had dropped the rice salad from my rotation, I love your update of this recipe. Sara your so down to earth, funny to say you "ripped this off" from caras and rowe, you were the chef!! Great to see you on Food 52
 
boulangere
boulangere June 18, 2011
Made this for a large group tonight. Everyone loved the range of flavors and textures. Several non-radish people, some terrified of wasabi, in the end all agreed each ingredient was essential to the perfect whole.
 
boulangere
boulangere June 14, 2011
I just noticed that the scallions don't appear on the ingredient list ; )
 
Kristen M.
Kristen M. June 14, 2011
Thanks for the heads up, boulangere! It should be fixed now (it's 4 medium scallions, by the way).
 
boulangere
boulangere June 14, 2011
Thank you!
 
Declan'sDad
Declan'sDad June 13, 2011
Tried your recipe at home this weekend to great success! I've always had a testy relationship with radishes, but they really work with the beef here. Thanks for the make-again.
 
Veronica
Veronica June 13, 2011
I love Sara Moulton and like "NakedBeet" I really miss her on the Food Network. She is an excellent teacher and I learned a lot from her....unlike the current line up on the Food Network. I hope to see her cooking with you again.
 
EmilyC
EmilyC June 13, 2011
Made the salad yesterday and enjoyed cold leftovers for lunch today; this recipe is a keeper. LOVE this method of cooking rice...it worked like a charm.
 
NDBecks
NDBecks June 13, 2011
Love rice; love the idea; love Sara Moulton! Trying te recipe this week. :)
 
helicopterina
helicopterina June 12, 2011
Terrific recipe - look forward to trying. And love the "little people" knife comment!
 
NakedBeet
NakedBeet June 12, 2011
Sara Moulton was the only reason I used to watch Food Network, back when it was about food and not about celebrity. Glad to see she's still cooking!
 
boulangere
boulangere June 12, 2011
I'm with you!
 
GoodFoodie
GoodFoodie June 13, 2011
Ditto
 
mcs3000
mcs3000 June 12, 2011
Awesome video. Love Sara Moulton because she always includes so many great tips. She never forgets the home cook is her audience. And my next knife will be a 10". Congrats, Sara and Amanda on your IACPs - so well deserved!
 
boulangere
boulangere June 12, 2011
I have to admit that the title didn't interest me terribly, but I went ahead and watched the charming video, and it looks fantastic. I'd love to try this. Thank you all.
 
boulangere
boulangere June 13, 2011
On the menu for a class on Food for a Crowd this weekend. Thanks so much.
 
boulangere
boulangere June 13, 2011
Appropriate attribution of course.
 
boulangere
boulangere June 13, 2011
LOVE turning people on to food52.
 
lloreen
lloreen June 10, 2011
Doesn't the rice get soggy? I would love to do this as my rice inevitably burns...but it just seems too good to be true.
 
Amanda H.
Amanda H. June 10, 2011
It doesn't get soggy if you slightly undercook it like pasta -- because you add a fair amount of dressing, which the rice soaks up.
 
EmilyC
EmilyC June 10, 2011
Love the tip for cooking rice. Would this same technique work for other grains that traditionally call for covering the pot and simmering until all of the liquid is absorbed? Like barley? And thanks for the recipe: it's on the menu for this weekend.
 
Amanda H.
Amanda H. June 10, 2011
Yes, it would.