Tropical Rice Salad With Mango Sesame Dressing Recipes

TROPICAL RICE SALAD

Steps:

• Cook the rice according to the package instructions, and leave to cool.
• Mix all of the other ingredients together in a bowl, then add the rice and combine.
• Whisk the dressing ingredients together, then pour over the rice salad. Mix well.
• Refrigerate until serving.

MIXED SALAD WITH MANGO DRESSING

Steps:

• Mix lettuce, bell pepper, tomato, and onion together in a bowl. Set salad aside.
• Combine mango, water, oil, lemon juice, onion slices, honey, basil, salt, and pepper for dressing in an electric blender; blend until smooth.
• Add some of the dressing to the salad to moisten. Serve with remaining dressing on the side; add according to preference.

TROPICAL RICE SALAD WITH MANGO-SESAME DRESSING

Steps:

• Cook rice in a pan of boiling, salted water about 12 minutes on medium heat. Make sure rice is just tender, not completely soft. Drain well and rinse with cold water. Drain Again.
• Mix together next 7 ingredients (pineapple through water chestnuts). Add rice to pineapple mixture and combine well. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Blend mango puree, garlic, ginger, and soy sauce on medium speed in blender (or by hand, mix well). Slowly pour oil into top of blender, while running, until emulsified. If doing by hand, add oil in a slow stream while mixing constantly.
• Once combined, pour dressing over rice mixture and serve.

MANGO-SESAME DRESSING

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in blender. Cover tightly; blend until dressing is smooth. Season to taste with salt and pepper. DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 week ahead. Cover and chill.

MANGO AND COCONUT RICE SALAD

Steps:

• Start by cooking the rice. Put the jasmine rice and butter in a small saucepan and place on a medium heat. Add a little salt, the water and half the Thai basil (keep the leaves attached to the stalk). Bring to the boil, then cover and cook on a slow simmer for 15 to 20 minutes. Remove and discard the basil. Spread out the rice on a flat tray to cool down.
• Cook the red rice in plenty of boiling water (as you would cook pasta but with no salt) for 20 minutes, or until it is cooked through. Drain and spread on a tray to cool down.
• Pick off the leaves of the remaining basil and chop them up roughly. Place them in a large mixing bowl. Add the jasmine and red rice together with all the remaining ingredients, apart from the shallots, and stir just to mix; do not stir too much or the mango pieces will disintegrate. Taste and adjust the seasoning. Transfer the salad into serving bowls and garnish with crisp-fried shallots, if you like.

CHICKEN SALAD WITH LEMON-SESAME DRESSING

Steps:

• In a large (12-inch) skillet, heat 1 tablespoon sesame oil over medium-low. Add the chicken, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper, and cook, breaking up into small pieces, until opaque and just cooked through, 3 to 6 minutes. (You're not looking to brown the meat here, which would risk drying it out.) Remove from heat to cool.
• In a large bowl, stir together the miso, lemon zest and juice, ginger and 1 1/2 teaspoons sesame oil.
• When the chicken is no longer hot (warm or cool both work), use a slotted spoon to add it to the bowl with the dressing, leaving any chicken juices behind. Stir to combine. Add the sliced celery, celery leaves, basil and sesame seeds; stir to combine. Taste, and if it needs more spice, add black pepper; if it's bland, add salt; if it's dry, add sesame oil. Eat warm or at room temperature. (Leftovers will keep for up to 2 days in an airtight container in the refrigerator.)