Spring Into Red Rice Salad With Radish And Peas
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Ricotta salata is an aged, hard version of ricotta, which is drier and saltier than its fresh cousin. It goes well with the sweetness of the peas and the oily dressing.
Spring Into Red Rice Salad With Radish And Peas
Prep Time
20
minutes
Cook Time
50
minutes
servings
4
Total time: 1 hour, 10 minutes
Ingredients
- 1 cup, plus 1 tablespoon red rice
- 5 1/2 ounces sugar snap peas
- 5 1/2 ounces radishes
- 1 avocado
- 4 spring onions
- 2 ounces lamb's lettuce
- 2 ounces ricotta salata
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- finely grated zest and juice of Orange
- 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
- 1 tablespoon sherry vinegar
- 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 2 teaspoons agave
Directions
- Cook the rice in salted water according to the packet instructions. Drain, then spread it out on a tray and leave to cool. Meanwhile, combine the ingredients for the dressing in a small bowl and season well.
- In a large bowl, toss together the cooled rice, sugar snap peas, radishes, avocado, spring onions, lamb’s lettuce and dressing.
- Taste and season, then pile onto a serving dish and shave over the ricotta salata.