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Nourishing Ancient Black Rice, Pumpkin and Lime Salad with Fetta, Mint and Avocado

Nourishing Ancient Black Rice, Pumpkin and Lime Salad with Fetta, Mint and Avocado

  • 35 min
  • 652 calories
  • from $29.85 for 2 servings · $14.93/serving

Delight in the wholesome benefits of antioxidant-rich ancient black rice, historically prized as forbidden food reserved solely for Chinese royalty. This healthy meal combines its nutty, chewy grain with sweet roasted pumpkin, creamy avocado, fresh chilli, mint, lime, and a savoury crumble of fetta.

Number of servings

Ingredients

  • 1 Cup Black Rice 1 Cup Black Rice
  • 400 g Kent Pumpkin 400 g Kent Pumpkin
  • 1 Each Avocado (small) 1 Each Avocado (small)
  • 1 Each Lime 1 Each Lime
  • 1 Each Red chilli 1 Each Red chilli
  • 0.5 Small Bunch Mint 0.5 Small Bunch Mint
  • 1 Each Shallot 1 Each Shallot
  • 1 Teaspoon Chipotle & Smoked Paprika (1-2) 1 Teaspoon Chipotle & Smoked Paprika (1-2)
  • 75 g Danish Fetta 75 g Danish Fetta

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Step-by-step instructions

First Things First

Our vegetables and fruit come as fresh as can be, so please give them a quick wash before you get started.

As well as your basic cooking tools, you will need...

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Step 1

1 Cook Rice

Fill a medium pot with water and add the black rice, bring to a boil and simmer for 20 minutes or until tender to your liking. It should have a tender but chewy texture. Drain and rinse under cold water.

Step 2

2 Roast Pumpkin

Preheat oven to 180°. Cut Kent pumpkin into cubes (peeling is optional, unpeeled provides extra texture, nutrition and saves time) and toss with oil, salt and pepper and chipotle & smoked paprika spice mix. Roast for 15-20 minutes until golden and tender when pierced with a fork.

Step 3

3 Prepare Ingredients

Dice avocado. Finely chop red chilli, discard the seeds if you want less heat. Pick and roughly chop mint. Finely slice shallot.

Step 4

4 Dress Rice

Dress the rice with half of the chilli and mint, squeeze of lime juice (to taste), drizzle of olive oil, salt and pepper.

Step 5

5 You Plate It

Arrange the rice on serving plates, scatter over the pumpkin, avocado, and shallot. Garnish with flecks of remaining chilli and mint and crumble the Danish fetta over the top.

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