Mango Rice Salad

By gina62_cooks

Ingredients

• Kosher salt
• 1 1/2 cups rice blend
• 1/4 cup quinoa, rinsed
• Finely grated zest and juice of 1 lime
• 2 TBSP vegetable oil
• 1 tsp sugar
• Freshly ground pepper
• 1 cup chopped mango
• 1 red jalapeno, seeded and thinly sliced
• 2 scallions, thinly sliced
• 1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley
• 1/3 cup chopped salted roasted peanuts

Preparation

Step 1

Bring a large saucepan of salted water to a boil over high heat. Add rice and cook, stirring til tender, 25 to 35 minutes.
Meanwhile, bring a separate saucepan of salted water to a boil over medium high heat. Add the quinoa and cook til tender, about 12 minutes.
Drain the grains and rinse under cold water til cool; shake off the excess water.
Whisk the lime juice and zest, oil, sugar, 1 tsp salt, and pepper to taste in a large bowl. Add the rice mixture, mango, jalapeno, scallions, parsley and peanuts and stir to combine. Season with salt.