Savoury Rice Cake
This vegetarian builds short grain rice, grated parmesan cheese and grated mozzarella cheese into a crowd-pleasing meal you can have ready in about 65 minutes. Scroll down for the ingredient checklist, a serving scaler and unit converter, and the method broken into 6 steps.
You'll mainly reach for oven and pan. At medium difficulty across 6 steps, it's manageable with a little attention. As written, it's meat-free.
What you'll need
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Pantry staples (you likely have these)
Diet: vegetarian — no meat or fish, based on every ingredient listed below.
Contains: Dairy Egg
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How to make it
- Rinse the short grain rice, then simmer it with the water and a pinch of salt in a covered pan for about 18 minutes until tender and sticky, and let it cool until just warm.
- Preheat the oven to 190 C (375 F) and grease a 23 cm round baking dish or cake tin with a little of the olive oil.
- In a large bowl combine the cooled rice with the beaten eggs, parmesan, mozzarella, grated carrots, spring onions, dried thyme, salt, and black pepper, mixing until everything is evenly bound together.
- Spoon the mixture into the prepared dish and press it down firmly into an even layer, then drizzle the remaining olive oil over the top.
- Bake for 30 to 35 minutes until the cake is set in the centre and the top is golden and lightly crisped; a knife inserted in the middle should come out clean.
- Let the rice cake rest in the dish for 10 minutes so it firms up and slices neatly, then cut into wedges and serve warm with tomato salsa on the side.
You'll use: Oven · Pan · Saucepan · Baking dish
Ingredient substitutions
- Eggs
- ¼ cup unsweetened applesauce (baking) · 1 tbsp ground flax + 3 tbsp water per egg
- Parmesan
- pecorino · grana padano · aged asiago
Tips & common questions
How long does Savoury Rice Cake take to make?
About 65 minutes from start to finish — an estimate based on the 6 steps and 12 ingredients. Times vary with your kitchen and how much prep you do ahead.
What can I use instead of eggs?
Try ¼ cup unsweetened applesauce (baking). See the substitutions section above for more swaps.
Can I scale this recipe up or down?
Yes — use the servings control above the ingredients and every quantity rescales automatically (fractions included). Cooking times stay roughly the same; very large batches may need a little longer.
Is Savoury Rice Cake vegetarian?
Its ingredients contain no meat, fish or shellfish, so it is suitable for vegetarians. Check any cheese for animal rennet if that matters to you.
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Adapted recipe — rewritten in our own wording from an open-licensed community cookbook, not yet independently kitchen-tested by Consomee. How we source, test & correct recipes.
Savoury Rice Cake is adapted by Consomee from the Wikibooks Cookbook, rewritten in our own wording and used under CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo: Sanna (Commons).jpg (Public domain) via Wikimedia Commons. We add the serving scaler, ingredient tools, timing and structure — how we source recipes.