"This recipe combines wild rice with a long grain rice and uses fresh herbs, making the dish very flavorful. This healthy salad can be eaten hot or cold and tastes even better the next day as a cold lunch."
Long Grain and Wild Rice Salad with Haloumi
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Prep time 20mins
Cook time 45mins
Serves or Makes: 3
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ingredients
- 1/2 cup long grain rice
- 1/4 cup wild rice
- 9 ounces haloumi
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp turmeric
- 1 cup chopped fresh parsley
- juice of 1 lemon
- salt
- 1 tbsp chopped garlic
- 1 tbsp garlic powder
- 1 tbsp black pepper
- 1/2 head of chopped lettuce
- 1 chopped red onion
- 1 chopped green pepper
Method
Step 1
Heat 1 tbsp olive oil and pan fry halloumi till golden on both sides. Cool slightly and chop into smaller portions. Keep aside.
Step 2
Mix together parsley, a little water, salt, garlic and blend in a mixer.
Step 3
Heat 2 & ½ cups of water. Put in 1 tbsp of olive oil, garlic powder, turmeric, parsley mixture and salt. Add washed rice. Cover and cook on a low flame for 35-40 mins till done. Fluff rice and mix in 1 tbsp of olive oil to separate the grains.
Step 4
Mix together in a bowl: cooked rice, lettuce, tomatoes, onion, pepper and haloumi. Add in lemon juice and black pepper. Check seasoning and add salt if necessary. Serve.