Black Rice With Peaches and Mint

Black Rice With Peaches and Mint is way healthier and more beautiful than white rice.  It’s full of protein, gluten free, easy to prepare and can be used in so many ways.  

The side salad is the hero of the summer cookout. Sure the grilled chicken and steak are a hit but what brings it all together is a salad that can bridge the gap. An unusual summer salad like Black Rice With Peaches and Mint can be the centerpiece of a great grilled meal. Summer grain salads can go in so many creative directions.

Like this Black Rice With Peaches, Blueberries and Mint. This is a new combo for me and it’s going to become a staple. Fruit and rice sound a bit weird, but it totally works. Forbidden rice has more texture and flavor than regular white rice and holds the flavor of the lime and honey dressing well. You could easily substitute nectarines, mangoes or apples for the peaches. I like to pick fruit that is not super ripe. If it’s too soft, it gets mushy in the salad.

Did I mention that black rice has a deep purple hue?  It’s gorgeous!

Let this be your go to grain recipe for the summer. Cook a grain…

• Forbidden rice
• Quinoa
• Brown rice
• Millet
• Bulgur
• Wheat berries
• Buckwheat
• Sorghum
• Wild Rice

Then add some fruit or veggies…

• Peaches/Nectarines
• Plums
• Apples
• Blueberries
• Strawberries
• Cucumber
• Jicama
• Tomatoes
• Red peppers
• Red onion

Then add fresh herbs – lots of them…

• Cilantro
• Mint
• Italian parsley

Top with a simple dressing with fresh citrus….

• 2 tbsp olive oil
• juice of one lime or lemon
• zest of one lime or lemon
• salt and pepper to taste

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Black Rice With Peaches and Blueberries

A delicious forbidden rice salad with fruit and mint.

Course Salad

Cuisine American

Servings 6

Author Karen Kelly

Ingredients

• 1 cup black forbidden rice I used my rice cooker, cooked
• 1 peach chopped small
• 1 cup blueberries
• 1 bunch mint torn into pieces
• Dressing:
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 2 tbsp honey
• juice of 1 lime
• zest of 1 lime

Instructions

1. Mix cooked rice with peaches, blueberries, and mint.
2. In a separate bowl, mix oil, honey, and lime. Pour over rice.
3. Serve at room temperature.

Serve this Black Rice with these Pineapple Grilled Chicken Skewers and this Grilled Peach Salad With Mint Dressing.