Mango And Rice Super Salad Food

MANGO-CUCUMBER RICE SALAD

Steps:

• Bring a large saucepan of salted water to a boil over high heat. Add the rice and cook, stirring until tender, 25 to 35 minutes (depending on the rice blend).
• Meanwhile, bring a separate saucepan of salted water to a boil over medium-high heat. Add the quinoa and cook until tender, about 12 minutes.
• Drain the grains and rinse under cold water until cool; shake off the excess water.
• Whisk the lime juice and zest, the peanut oil, sugar, 1 teaspoon salt, and pepper to taste in a large bowl. Add the rice mixture, mango, cucumber, jalapeno, scallions, cilantro and peanuts and stir to combine. Season with salt.

MANGO AND RICE SUPER SALAD

Steps:

• Mix all the ingredients in a massive salad bowl. Season with salt and pepper.
• Portion salad into work lunch jars, or containers for the fridge. Serve as a main or as a side.

MANGO RICE SALAD WITH GRILLED SHRIMP

Steps:

• Combine first 6 ingredients in a medium bowl. Add shrimp; toss to coat. Cover and chill 1 hour.
• Bring water and coconut milk to a boil in a medium saucepan; add rice. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 15 minutes or until the liquid is absorbed. Add carrot and next 7 ingredients (through salt); tosss gently to combine.
• Prepare grill or grill pan to medium-high heat.
• Thread 3 shrimp onto each of 12 skewers. Place skewers on grill rack or grill pan coated with cooking spray; grill 3 minutes on each side or until shrimp are done. Serve skewers over salad.

CHICKEN, MANGO, AND RICE SALAD

Steps:

• Cook rice until done, and rinse with cold water.
• Coat chicken with 1 tbs. of the oil and season with 1/4 teaspoons of the S/P.
• Cook chicken until done.
• When chicken is cool enough to handle, dice into 1/2-inch pieces.
• Toss the rice, chicken, onion, mango, avocado, and rest of the oil (1 tbs), remaining salt and pepper, lime juice, and cilantro.
• Chill for at least 1 hour before serving.
• Revision: Since posting this recipe, I have been trying to cut back on consuming empty carbohydrates. So when I make this now I use little to no rice, and fill it with more of the other ingredients. It is still very good, especially after marinating for a while.

WILD RICE AND MANGO SALAD

Steps:

• Cook the rice according to directions.
• Add the chopped peppers, red onion and cucumber.
• Vinaigrette: Combine the lemon juice, honey, sesame oil, garlic, chili flakes. Add to the rice/vegetable mixture and chill.

MANGO AND RICE SALAD

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients and place in serving dish.
• Chill well before serving.
• Garnish with endive.

MANGO AND BASMATI RICE SALAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl stir rice in cool water, drain.
• Repeat several times until water is no longer cloudy.
• Drain well.
• Combine rice and 2 1/3 cups of water. Bring to a boil over high heat, cover, turn the heat to low and simmer until tender, about 15 minutes. Do not stir while cooking, do not overcook.
• Take pot off of heat source, leave cover on to cool.
• When the rice is cool, separate it with a fork.
• In a large bowl, combine juices, sugar and nutmeg.
• Peel and pit mangoes, dice them into the bowl with the seasoned juices.
• Add the rice into the bowl, mix and salt to your taste.
• I like to add chopped fresh parsley at this point, just until it looks "right".
• Sprinkle with more nutmeg if desired.
• Chill.