Salade De Riz Madame Bequette(French Rice Salad) - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    4 cups cooked white rice
    4 ripe tomatoes, sliced (farm fresh)
    1 cup celery, diced
    1 cup pitted black olives (good quality)
    2 bananas, sliced
    1/2 green bell pepper, diced
    1 (6 ounce) can tuna or (6 ounce) can canned chicken, drained and flaked
    Dressing
    3 tablespoons sunflower oil or 3 tablespoons light olive oil
    1 -2 1 -2 tablespoon tarragon vinegar or 1 -2 tablespoon champagne vinegar
    1/2 lemon, juice of, to taste
    salt, to taste
    pepper, to taste
    Dijon mustard, to taste
Preparation
    Set aside 1/2 cup of the rice and a small amount of each veggie type to use as a garnish.
    Mix the dressing ingredients with a whisk, seasoning well to taste.
    Mix everything together lightly, tasting for seasonings and adding more of anything as needed.
    Place a small mound of the reserved white rice in the center and garnish with the reserved veggie pieces.
    Serve immediately.

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