Name: Watercress and Forbidden Rice Salad Recipe
Prep time: 50 min
Yield: 3
Ingredients: For Ginger Vinaigrette:; ginger; 3 garlic cloves; 2 tbsp rice wine vinegar; ¼ cup peanut oil; 2 tsp toasted sesame oil; 2½ tsp tamari; ½ tsp Agave Nectar; red pepper flakes; For Salad:; watercress; 1 bell pepper; 3 Celery Stalks; ¼ cup green onion; 1½ cups edamame; 1½ cups forbidden rice

watercress and forbidden rice salad recipe

How To Make Watercress and Forbidden Rice Salad

Our forbidden rice salad is loaded with protein and nutritious watercress for a heartier meal! Whip up a bowl of this in just under one hour.

Preparation: 50 minutes

Cooking:

Total: 50 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

For Ginger Vinaigrette:

ginger,1-inch nub, grated or finely chopped
3garlic cloves,pressed
2tbsprice wine vinegar
¼cuppeanut oil,quality, olive oil or vegetable oil
2tsptoasted sesame oil
2½tsptamari,reduced-sodium, or soy sauce
½tspagave nectar
red pepper flakes,a big pinch

For Salad:

watercress,1 bunch, very roughly chopped
1bell pepper,yellow or orange chopped
3celery stalks,thinly sliced and roughly chopped
¼cupgreen onion,chopped, include both white and green parts
1½cupsedamame,shelled, used frozen
1½cupsforbidden rice,or wild rice

Instructions

Ginger Vinaigrette:

Whisk the ginger, garlic, rice wine vinegar, peanut oil, sesame oil, tamari, agave nectar, and red pepper flakes together well. Set it aside.

Salad:

Rinse the rice in a mesh colander, then cook it in a rice cooker, according to manufacturer’s instructions using ¾ cup rice to 1½ cup water.
Fluff with a fork, then allow to cool for 10 minutes.
Bring a pot of water to a boil, then pour in the frozen edamame.
Reduce the heat to a simmer, then cook for 4 to 5 minutes until the edamame is warmed through.
Drain, and set the edamame aside to cool.
Toss the watercress, bell pepper, celery, and green onion in a big bowl.
Add the edamame and rice to the bowl, then toss.
Whisk the dressing one more time, pour them into the bowl, then toss well.
Serve, and enjoy!