How To Make The Best Black Rice Salad

feta cheese

🥗Healthier: crumbled goat cheese

💰Cheaper: omit cheese

Goat cheese provides a similar tangy flavor with fewer calories.

black rice

🥗Healthier: quinoa

💰Cheaper: brown rice

Quinoa is a high-protein alternative, while brown rice is more economical.

Cook the black rice according to package instructions.

Roast the sweet potato cubes until tender.

In a bowl, combine the cooked black rice, roasted sweet potatoes, chopped green onions, and fresh pomegranate seeds or cherries.

In a separate bowl, whisk together lime juice, olive oil, maple syrup, Dijon mustard, smoked paprika, kosher salt, and black pepper to create the vinaigrette.

Adjust the vinaigrette seasonings to taste.

Pour the vinaigrette over the salad and toss to combine.

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