Caribbean Creations Rice Salad
A wonderfully vibrant salad inspired by the flavours of the Caribbean – delicious on its own or served as a side to grilled chicken or fish. Perfect for picnics, lunchboxes or as a barbecue side dish.
Method
In a dry frying pan over a medium-high heat gently toast the coconut flakes until lightly golden. Keep an eye on them because it won’t take long. Remove from the heat and set aside.
Prepare the Caribbean Creations Jamaican Rice & Peas according to the packet instructions and put into a large serving bowl to cool.
Mix In a small bowl whisk together the oil, lime juice and zest and add honey, sea salt and hot sauce/cayenne to taste.
Add the avocado, pepper, spring onion, mango and coriander to the cooled rice and toss gently. Drizzle in half the dressing and toss to coat.
Serve the island salad garnished with toasted coconut flakes and fresh coriander and an extra drizzle of dressing if you like.
Ingredients
- For the Rice Salad
- 1-2 pouches of Ainsley Jamaican Rice and Peas*
- 1 red pepper, deseeded, diced
- 1 avocado, diced
- 1 spring onion, sliced on the angle
- 1 mango, diced
- 2 tbsp chopped fresh coriander, plus extra leaves for garnish
- handful of coconut flakes
- For the Dressing
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- juice & zest of ½ lime
- 1-2 tsp runny honey
- sea salt
- dash of Hot Pepper sauce or pinch of cayenne pepper