Disclosure:  Savor the Best did not receive compensation for this post. You can get various kind of recipes for variety of foods. It’s a black rice salad with mango, tart apple, fresh chili, cilantro, mint, coconut flakes, and cashews in a sesame lime dressing. I love this salad, plus, just look at those beautiful colors! It is so dense with nutrients and antioxidants that it is rated as one of the most healthy choices of rice in the world. What a cool and refreshing salad when the weather is so bright and beautiful outside giving us a feel of approaching spring. I used fresh jalapeno peppers. A healthy source of fiber and protein, Black Forbidden Rice was once reserved for only the emperors of China, but now you can find it online. When black rice is raw it definitely has a black color but when it is cooked the color changes to a purplish-black. Firstly, I decided to flavor this salad with mint and cilantro both because mint gives a soothing aroma and freshness to the salad and cilantro adds to the flavor. According to the website, Health, black rice is on the superfoods list. We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites. Today, it can be found in local markets and ethnic grocery stores, and is commonly used in Thai cooking and is perfect in this black rice salad! They have a large team of experts that work to create the tools and information to achieve this goal. This rice salad really has it all. If you get a chance to make this recipe then please leave your feedback in the comments below along with the ratings. However, I have learnt from my mistakes. I sat near the window looking outside at the beautiful sunny sky and birds chirping and flying here and there and spring knocking on the door. This Caribbean-inspired mango rice salad offers a taste of the tropics. Mix well and serve with lime wedges. 2 Oranges 1/4 Cup of fresh lime juice, to taste 2 TBsps of vegetable oil 1 TBsp of fish sauce (such as nam pla or nuoc nam; optional) 2 Cups of black rice (preferably Lotus Foods Forbidden Rice) Kosher salt Incidentally, this is also how I cook my wild rice. Then, I decided to use minimum spice because I wanted to bring out the flavor of all the fresh ingredients of the salad. Within minutes Black Rice Mango Salad was ready and I fell in love with it in the first bite. Season lightly with salt. Other salad recipes to try: Fiesta Mango Black Bean Quinoa Salad I was also happy because my husband who is not a salad person enjoyed it and the next day he asked me to make it again. Cook black rice as per the package instructions. Black rice-mango salad is easy to prepare and is low in fat and high in fiber. You can find out more about which cookies we are using or switch them off in settings. The nutty forbidden black rice, sweet mango, orange and crunchy toasted cashews make every bite a happy one. Lemon zest and lemon juice can also be used if desired. Fresh or frozen mango chunks can be used. It’s perfect for potlucks, served by itself, or would be great with grilled chicken or fish. I purchased my black rice in the bulk foods section of Central Market but have been told it is available at Cash and Carry and Trader Joe’s. Some recipes advise to soak the black rice prior to cooking it but I skip that instruction and after rinsing it in cold water, add clean cold water and bring it to a boil, reduce the heat to low and cook it for 30 minutes until it is the consistency I want. Savor The Best has been introduced to ALOHA and inspired to create a healthy whole-food recipe suitable for a party. 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