Rice salad with pomegranate, feta, toasted pine nuts and orange vinaigrette

  • Side
  • 4-6
  • 15 minutes
5.00

This fresh and zesty salad combines the sweet and slightly acidic taste of an orange vinaigrette with the earthy, nutty flavours of toasted pine nuts and kale. Topped with crisp pomegranate seeds and feta, this salad is perfect as a light main or as a side

First published in 2024

Ingredients

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Orange Vinaigrette

Salad Base

Garnish

Method

1

For the vinaigrette, mix together the honey, apple cider vinegar and orange juice. Slowly pour in the olive oil while whisking until emulsified. Season with salt and pepper to taste

2

Wash and roughly chop the kale, then dry thoroughly. In a large bowl mix together the kale with the leftover rice

3

Take the pine nuts and, in a dry pan over medium heat, toast until golden brown

4

To the kale mix, add half of the toasted pine nuts, pomegranate seeds and feta cheese, then pour over the vinaigrette and toss to combine

5

Spoon into serving plates, then top with the remaining pine nuts, pomegranate seeds, feta cheese and orange zest to garnish

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