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Mediterranean Crispy Rice Salad

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Mediterranean Crispy Rice Salad did not disappoint. I cooked the rice earlier in the day and roasted before making the salad. You could use leftover rice to season and roast as well. I did not have fresh mint on hand but it was good with just fresh parsley. The salad is fresh, filling, and crunchy. I could make this all summer long!

Mediterranean Crispy Rice Salad

INGREDIENTS:
  • 8 oz. rice
  • 2 cups water
  • 2 T. Italian seasoning
  • 1/4 cup avocado oil
  • 1/3 cup cauliflower, riced in food processor (I used 1 small bag of frozen cauliflower rice, cooked)
  • 5 Perisian cucumbers, thinly sliced (I used 1 large English cucumber)
  • handful of chopped fresh parsley
  • handful of chopped fresh mint (I omitted since I didn’t have any on hand)
  • 1/2 red onion, finely chopped
  • 1/2 cup grape or cherry tomatoes sliced in half
  • 2 oz. crumbled feta cheese
  • zest of 1 lemon
  • juice of 1 large lemon
  • 3-5 T. olive oil
  • salt & pepper
  • 1 tsp. chili flakes
DIRECTIONS:
  1. Prepare the rice. Cook one cup rice with 2 cups water until done. Cool.
  2. In a bowl, mix the rice with 2 T. Italian seasoning and 2 T. avocado oil, until evenly covered
  3. Grab a baking sheet, line with parchment, lay out the rice in one even layer, so it’s not overlapping. Pop into the oven at 425F for 25 minutes. At 25 minute, give it a mix and break up the rice and pop it back in for another 5-10 minutes. Time can vary by oven. Remove, then let cool completely.
  4. While the rice is cooling, make the salad. Rice the cauliflower (or cook frozen as stated in ingredients) . Thinly slice the cucumbers and add to a bowl along with the chopped parsley and mint, onion and tomatoes.
  5. Top the salad with 2 oz. crumbled feta cheese, the zest of 1 lemon.
  6. Dress the salad with the olive oil and juice of 1 lemon, a generous pinch of salt, fresh cracked pepper and chili flakes.
  7. Top the rice with the crispy rice, toss, then give it a taste. Best to eat this right away!
  8. NOTE from Fork-Lore: I had leftovers but kept the crispy rice separate from the dressed salad. The crispy rice will keep in the frig for a week and can be reheated, if necessary.

Recipe from ShredHappens