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venere black rice salad with shrimps and mango salsa in a bowl, with lime and chili pepper on side

Black Rice Salad with Shrimp & Mango Salsa

Course: Main
Cuisine: Modern
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Servings: 4
This colorful and nutritious Black Rice Salad with Shrimp & Mango Salsa is LOADED with vibrant flavours! Perfect for a quick lunch, or as a side for your next picnic or BBQ party!
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Ingredients

For the rice:

  • 200 g black rice Venere rice or Forbidden rice
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • sea salt

For the shrimp & mango salsa

  • 1 mango diced
  • 1 small red onion finely chopped
  • 1 red bell pepper deseeded and finely diced
  • 2 spring onions finely chopped
  • 2 tablespoon of fresh coriander finely chopped
  • 200 g freshly cooked shrimps

For the dressing:

  • 1 lime juiced
  • 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
  • ½ fresh red chili finely minced (optional)
  • sea salt & black pepper

Instructions

  • Place the rice in a fine colander over a large bowl, and rinse under fresh running water, until the water in the bowl is no longer purple, about 2-3 minutes.
  • Combine black rice, water, a glug of oil and salt in the pressure cooker pot. Lock the lid on, select high pressure mode and cook for 20 minutes. When the timer goes off, remove the lid to release excess steam, transfer the rice into a large bowl and allow to cool.
  • In a large bowl, mix together all the salad ingredients: diced mango, onion, red pepper. coriander and cooked shrimps. Season with salt and pepper to taste, fold the cooled rice and mix all the ingredients together.
  • In a small bowl, mix the dressing ingredients: olive oil, lime juice, chopped red chili (optional), and season to taste.
  • Pour dressing over the salad, mix well all ingredients and serve.
  • Store leftover salad in airtight containers for up to 2 days.

Notes

Pressure cooker: All rice cookers are different. Start with a small batch the first time, so you can easily make adjustments to the cooking time and the amount of water you need.
Shrimps: you can cook the fresh (or defrosted) shrimps in different ways: steamed, grilled, stir-fried.