Photo: Mango-Cucumber Rice Salad Recipe
Ingredients
- Kosher salt
- 1 1/2 cups rice blend
- 1/4 cup quinoa, rinsed
- Finely grated zest and juice of 1 lime
- 2 tablespoons peanut or vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- Freshly ground pepper
- 1 cup chopped mango
- 1 cucumber, peeled, seeded and diced
- 1 red jalapeno, seeded and thinly sliced
- 2 scallions, thinly sliced
- 1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro
- 1/3 cup chopped salted roasted peanuts
Directions
Bring a large saucepan of salted water to a boil over high heat. Add the rice and cook, stirring until tender, 25 to 35 minutes (depending on the rice blend).
Meanwhile, bring a separate saucepan of salted water to a boil over medium-high heat. Add the quinoa and cook until tender, about 12 minutes.
Drain the grains and rinse under cold water until cool; shake off the excess water.
Whisk the lime juice and zest, the peanut oil, sugar, 1 teaspoon salt, and pepper to taste in a large bowl. Add the rice mixture, mango, cucumber, jalapeno, scallions, cilantro and peanuts and stir to combine. Season with salt.
SERVES 6
Calories: 288
Total Fat: 10 grams
Saturated Fat: 1.5 grams
Protein: 8 grams
Total carbohydrates: 48 grams
Sugar: 6 grams
Fiber: 5 grams
Cholesterol: 0 milligrams
Sodium: 147 milligrams
Photograph by Con Poulos
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By lindzamac
Traverse City, MI
on August 08, 2012
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Delicious! Even my husband who doesn't like fruit in savory dishes enjoyed this. I skipped the jalapeno so our 3-yr old gobbled it up too! Definitely making this one again.
By jencooksalot
Topeka, KS
on March 21, 2012
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I loved this salad! I wanted something fresh to go with a slightly heavy mexican entree. This fit the bill. A crowd of picky eaters enjoyed it too!
By atnorton83_12304847
Revere, 61
on March 19, 2012
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This recipe was simple and delicious. The flavors worked so well together. I made this because my sister and her fiance were coming for dinner, and he is diabetic. So I changed some of the ingredients: I used garden vegetable quinoa, I used a red pepper instead of a jalapeno, and unsalted peanuts. I just threw the quinoa and the rice in a rice cooker, then just chopped and mixed up the rest of the ingredients. Super easy and yummy.
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