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No one ever makes the right amount of rice, ever. It’s always too much or too little. This salad is perfect for the next day left over rice if you’ve been a little heavy handed the night before. It makes a great salad to have as a fresh lunch or a perfect side on a hot summer evening.
You can use any leftover rice you have, or make it fresh. I like to use brown rice, it’s full of fiber, protein and as an added benefit is low GI.
This dish is super easy and can be whipped up in about 15 minutes. It really is a low effort meal that you can serve in a pinch that is also good for your health!
This is how it’s done:
Ingredients:
2 cups cooked rice (I used Spekko brown rice)
½ tsp ground cumin
1 lemon, zested and juiced
2 cloves garlic, crushed or finely chopped
½ cup fresh parsley, roughly chopped
½ cup chopped dates, soaked in ½ cup hot water
1 carrot, grated
3 spring onions, chopped
½ red pepper, chopped
½ pineapple, trimmed and chopped into 1-2cm pieces
½ cup almonds, roughly chopped
2 cups rinsed baby spinach
Salt and pepper to taste
Dressing:
¼ cup tahini
2 tbs lemon juice
½ tsp ground cumin
½ cup warm water from soaked dates
1 TBS maple syrup
Salt and pepper to taste
Method:
For the dressing:
Serve the salad with tahini dressing on the side. Garnish with fresh parsley.
*I am a huge fan of garlic so I use it i almost everything. If you are making this for a weeknight meal then you can easily omit the garlic.
*If you don’t have tahini (I know it can sometimes be a pain to find), then use some blended cashews. Remember to soak your cashews in hot water for 20-30 minutes before blending though) It won’t have the same flavour but it will be a creamier and sweeter version.
*This will keep for about 2 days. Keep the dressing separate though.
Thanks for reading! Remember, if you try this recipe out, drop me a message and let me know how it turned out!
xx
N
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Looks beautiful, and sounds yummy! You are so right about rice, always too much or too little, but I tend to make a big pot on Sundays and use it during the week.
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That’s a good idea Dorothy 😀 I am never as forward thinking haha. I might follow your lead 🙂
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I’ve been doing that for years, saves so much time during the week, even quicker than Minute Rice, and healthier!
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