Black rice super salad
- Published: 20 Jun 19
- Updated: 18 Mar 24
Whip up this vegan black rice salad in just 20 minutes and enjoy as a nutritious summer side or wholesome lunch at work the next day.
For something a little more showy, try our black rice salad with roasted carrots, shallots and ricotta instead.
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Ingredients
- 2 x 200g pouches of cooked black wholegrain rice (we used Gallo, from Waitrose)
- 200g watercress
- 250g halved cherry tomatoes
- 5 thinly sliced spring onions
- 200g pomegranate seeds
- 1 ripe avocado
- 3 tbsp tahini
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- Finely grated zest and juice of 2 lemons
- 1 tbsp agave syrup
- Drizzle of olive oil and sprinkle of mixed seeds, to serve
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Method
- In a bowl, toss the black wholegrain rice with the watercress, cherry tomatoes, spring onions and pomegranate seeds.
- Peel and de-stone the avocado, then put in a blender or food processor with the tahini, olive oil, the finely grated zest and juice of 1½ lemons, agave syrup and 75ml water. Whizz until smooth.
- Toss the salad with the finely grated zest and juice of ½ lemon, a drizzle of olive oil and a pinch of salt and pepper, then serve with a sprinkle of mixed seeds and the avocado dressing to drizzle over.
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- Recipe from May 2019 Issue
Nutrition
Nutrition: per serving
- Calories
- 556kcals
- Fat
- 28.6g (4.8g saturated
- Protein
- 11g
- Carbohydrates
- 58.3g (13.5g sugars)
- Fibre
- 10.6g
- Salt
- 1g
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