Kamis, 13 November 2008

almond and avocado rice salad recipe

175g easy cook brown rice
pinch of salt
1 tsp salad oil
4 spring onions
6 cherry tomatoes
55g almonds cut into slivers
1 tbsp chopped parsley
1 large ripe avocado
For the dressing:
4 tbsp salad or olive oil
2 tbsp fresh lemon or lime juice
1/2 tspn salt
1 tspn sugar
Measure the rice into a cup and put it into a saucepan.
Measure twice the volume of water as you had of rice in the same cup pour it in adding a pinch of salt and a teaspoon of salad oil. Bring to the boil cover turn the heat right down to low and simmer for 20 to 25 minutes.
Meanwhile clean and finely chop the spring onions and wash and halve the tomatoes. Toast the almonds in a dry frying pan or under the grill for a couple of minutes until they're pale gold.
Mix all the dressing ingredients together oil juice salt and sugar and either whisk or shake in a sealed jar.
When the rice is cooked put it into a sieve and run cold water through it for a minute until it has cooled.
Drain thoroughly and place in a bowl.
Add the chopped spring onions half the chopped parsley and half the salad dressing and stir till mixed.
Put a layer on the servingdish or plate you're going to use arrange the tomatoes cut side up decoratively around it and sprinkle over the toasted almonds.
Halve the avocado remove the stone cut each half into quarters and peel the skin off very carefully.
Put each avocado quarter sharp end away from you onto a choppingboard and with a sharp knife cut it lengthways into four or five slivers without cutting through the tip.
Press down gently with the heel of your hand and you'll have a fan of avocado.
Repeat with the remaining quarters and place attractively on the rice salad.
Pour the remaining dressing over the avocados and sprinkle with chopped parsley. Covered lightly with clingfilm this can be chilled in the fridge for up to 6 to 8 hours before serving.
This combines the crunch of almonds the nutty textures and flavours of browr rice and the soft melting qualities of avocado. It's very easy to buy easycook brown rice these days which makes life much quicker as it takes only half the time to cook as the oldfashioned kind. Lay the salad out on an oval servingdish and decorate as prettily as you can.
Serves 4

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