Med Salad

• 总时间: 57 minutes

配料

MEDITERRANEAN CRISPY RICE SALAD

This is absolutely the best salad I’ve made lately! It's got all the Mediterranean flavors, and the crispy rice makes it a true mouth party.

To make this high protein and low carb, I used my Kaizen Food Company rice, but if you’re not watching carbs or don't care about protein, regular rice would be great here! My Kaizen rice has 20g of protein and only 6g of net carbs.

Here is how to make it:

步骤

We’ll start with the rice. Prepare 8oz of Kaizen Mediterranean rice according to the packaging instructions, and since it’s already seasoned with a few easy spices, you don't need to season it further. If using regular rice, you can use leftover rice or just cook 2 cups of regular rice, then mix it with 2 tbsp Italian seasoning.

Add cooked rice to a bowl, drizzle with 1/4 cup of avocado oil, and mix well until evenly covered.

Grab a baking sheet, line it with parchment paper, and lay out the rice in a single, even layer, ensuring it doesn't overlap. Pop into the oven at 425F for 25 mins. At 25 minutes, give it a mix and break up the rice, then pop it back in for another 5-10 minutes. Time can vary by oven. Remove, then let cool completely.

While rice is cooling, make the salad. I added cauliflower snowflakes to the base. I just processed 1/3 of a cauliflower head in a food processor until its riced (“snowflakes”)

Thinly slice 5 Persian cucumbers and add to a bowl along with a large handful of roughly chopped fresh parsley and a large handful of roughly chopped fresh mint, 1/2 onion finely diced, and 1/3 to 1/2 cup grape or cherry tomatoes.

Top the salad with 2oz crumbled feta cheese, the zest of 1 large lemon, and dress the salad with olive oil (3-4 tbsp), the juice of 1 lemon, a generous pinch or two of salt, fresh cracked pepper, and 1 tsp Aleppo pepper or chili flakes.

Top the salad with the crispy rice, toss, then taste and adjust as needed, and enjoy. Best to eat this right away.

If you make it, let me know! And you can always comment SHREDHAPPENS below, and I will message you on how to get my new cookbook.

ENJOY!