Black Rice Salad with Raw and Roasted Vegetables, Feta Cheese and Oregano-Citrus Vinaigrette

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Ingredients

  • ¾ cup black rice, cooked, about 2 cups
  • ½ cup red onion, 1/3" slices
  • 1 medium zucchini, or 1/2 yellow, 1/2 green, 1/3" batonnetes
  • ½ medium orange pepper, 1/3" slices
  • 7 medium asparagus spears, peeled
  • 1 cup green beans, trimmed, 1" lengths
  • 1 cup lacinato kale, trimmed, thinly sliced
  • ½ cup baby cucumber, diced
  • 3 tablespoons scallions, thinly sliced
  • ⅓ cup micro greens, or sprouts
  • 1 cup feta cheese, 1/2 " cubes
  • 1 tablespoon fresh dill, chopped
  • 1 recipe oregano-citrus vinaigrette*

Instructions

  1. Make the Oregano-Citrus Vinaigrette. When rice has cooked, but still warm - toss with 3 T. of the vinaigrette to boost it's flavor in a large bowl. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Add the vegetables to a rimmed pan to fit - onion, zucchini, pepper and asparagus and toss with 2 t. olive oil and a pinch of salt. Roast until lightly golden, about 15 minutes. Cut them into bite sized pieces, add to the rice bowl.
  2. Add 1 T. of vinaigrette to the sliced kale, message in with your fingers, add to the rice bowl. Add the other raw vegetables to the rice bowl; green beans, cucumbers, scallions and micro greens. Toss the feta cubes with the chopped dill, add to the bowl.
  3. Toss the salad with 1/2 of the reserved vinaigrette. Cover and refrigerate the salad to blend the flavors, at least 1 hour. Serve with some extra vinaigrette and enjoy.
  4. This recipe may not be reproduced without the consent of its author, Karen Sheer.

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