Tip : You can also purchased pre-cooked rice to make this salad.
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cup cooked rice
- 3/4 cup salted cashews coarsely chopped
- 3/4 cup dates pitted and chopped
- 1/3 red onion finely chopped or 3-4 scallions, finely sliced
- 2 whole scallions thinly sliced
Dressing
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- 1 medium lemon juiced zest and juice
- 1 tspn honey
- 1/2 tspn cinnamon
- kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
Garnish
- 4-5 sprigs fresh cilantro chopped
Instructions
- Gather all ingredients before starting recipe.
- Add 1 1/2 cup cooked rice to a medium bowl.
- Coarsely chop 3/4 cup dates and 3/4 cup salted cashews and set aside.
- Slice 2 whole scallions, or 1/3 red onion finely chopped and set aside.
- Mix together 1/2 cup olive oil, 1 medium lemon juiced, 1 tspn honey, and 1/2 tspn cinnamon in a separate bowl, stir to combine.
- Add chopped dates, cashews, onions and 4-5 sprigs fresh cilantro chopped to rice and toss gently to combine,
- Add dressing to rice mix, mix well and season with kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper.
- Serve at room temperature.