Indonesian Rice Salad with Fresh Dates

WaterMelon's Note:

Posted on request for recipes using fresh dates. Found this at Jerusalem Post website. Sounds yummy! Great use of leftover rice too.

• Total Time: 10 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 0 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

• 3 cups brown rice , cooked and cooled
• ½ cup fresh dates , chopped
• 2 green onions , chopped
• ¼ cup toasted sesame seeds
• 1 red peppers or 1 green pepper , chopped
• 1 stalk celery , sliced

Dressing

• ¾ cup frozen orange juice concentrate
• 1⁄3; cup sunflower oil
• 1 tablespoon dark sesame oil
• 3 -4 tablespoons sherry wine or 3 -4 tablespoons brandy
• 1 lemon, juice of
• 2 cloves garlic , minced
• 1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger
• salt and black pepper

Directions:

1. Mix all the salad ingredients a large bowl.
2. In a smaller bowl, whisk the dressing ingredients together and pour over the salad.
3. Toss the salad and serve on lettuce leaves.
4. You may serve with hoisin sauce or chutney on the side.

Reviews

[Sydney Mike]

Very nice salad, this one is & I particularly liked the combo of dates & toasted sesame seeds! I didn't, however, include the liquor in the dressing, & still found the entire dish very flavorful! Certainly this is a recipe I'd like to make again, perhaps for company! Thanks for sharing it! [Made & reviewed in Healthy Choices ABC tag]

[Charishma_Ramchandani]

This is a VERY FAVOURFUL, VERY GOOD salad! I enjoyed it for my lunch this afternoon. I'll be making this one again! Thanks for sharing:-)