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Wild Rice Tex Mex Salad

Fresh cilantro and hot sauce provide a super-powered flavour kick to this oh-so-easy-to-make salad. It’s a meal in a bowl. Enjoy it in a wrap using a whole wheat, soft tortilla shell.


Course Main Course, Salad, Side Dish
Author Oh Peas / Lori Church

Ingredients

  • 1 large avocado, medium dice
  • 1 large tomato, medium dice
  • 1/2 cup red onion, medium dice
  • 1/2 English cucumber, seeded and diced
  • 1/2 cup cilantro, chopped including stems
  • 2 cups cooked wild rice
  • 1 lime, juice only
  • 1 tsp hot sauce, use your favourite and adjust to your 'heat' preference
  • sea salt + cracked pepper to taste

Instructions

  1. Prepare your mise en place.

    Put all your vegetables + rice into a large salad bowl.

    Add lime juice, hot sauce, sea salt and pepper.

    Stir gently, but throughly, to combine.

    Makes 2 generous servings or 4 starters.

Recipe Notes

This recipe is uber simple and can be adjusted to incorporate different vegetables, grains/rices, and many more seasonings such as cumin or chili powder. Have some fun with it.