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crispy rice peanut sauce salad

Crispy Rice Peanut Sauce Salad

Melissa Champagne
This Crispy Rice Salad with Peanut Dressing is a vibrant, healthy, and incredibly delicious meal that combines crunchy rice, fresh vegetables, and a creamy peanut sauce.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Lunch
Cuisine Asian-Inspired
Servings 2
Calories 1024 kcal

Ingredients
  

Crispy Rice

  • 2 cups white cooked rice sticky rice is best
  • 1 tbsp sesame oil
  • 1 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp chili oil

Salad Base

  • 1 head dinosaur kale
  • 1/2 tbsp olive oil
  • pinch salt
  • 1 mandarin orange peeled
  • 1/2 cup chickpeas cooked, or your favorite lentils
  • 1/2 red pepper or 2 small ones
  • 1/4 cup red cabbage
  • 1/4 cup peanut crushed

Peanut Sauce

  • 1/2 cup peanut butter
  • 2 tbsp soy sauce
  • 2 tbsp date syrup
  • 2 tbsp rice vinegar
  • 1-3 tbsp water if too thick

Instructions
 

  • Make Crispy Rice – Mix cooked rice with sesame oil, soy sauce, and chili oil. Spread in a pan and cook at 350 for 20-30 minutes or until crispy.
  • Prepare Salad Base – Massage chopped kale with olive oil and salt. Add mandarin orange slices, chickpeas, chopped red pepper, cabbage, and crushed peanuts.
  • Make Peanut Sauce – Mix peanut butter, soy sauce, date syrup, and rice vinegar. Add water if too thick. Also add any spice you like to add a kick to it!
  • Assemble – Top the salad with crispy rice and drizzle peanut sauce over everything. Enjoy!

Nutrition

Serving: 2gCalories: 1024kcalCarbohydrates: 96gProtein: 31gFat: 61gSaturated Fat: 11gPolyunsaturated Fat: 16gMonounsaturated Fat: 31gSodium: 1801mgPotassium: 941mgFiber: 10gSugar: 28gVitamin A: 1416IUVitamin C: 57mgCalcium: 140mgIron: 4mg
Keyword crispy rice, kale, peanut butter
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