Black Rice Salad with Mango and Peanuts

A fantastic tasting salad! The black rice has a pronounced and delicious nutty flavour that holds up well against the strongly flavoured, Thai inspired dressing and the tart-sweet fruits and crunchy peanuts.

The warm, cooked rice is first dressed with orange and lime juice, vegetable oil and fish sauce (I used soy sauce). I was a little concerned when I tasted it as the soy was overpowering. However, once the fruit, jalapeños, peanuts and onions were mixed in, the soy became a subtle source of saltiness in the tangy salad.

I followed the suggestion to serve this wonderful salad with grilled fish; it worked very well with the hot, sour, salty and sweet flavours.