Warm Christmas Rice Salad with Butternut Squash and Pomegranate Seeds
User Reviews
5
8 reviews
Excellent
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Prep Time
10 mins
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Cook Time
20 mins
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Total Time
30 mins
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Servings
4 people
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Calories
575 kcal
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Course
Main Course
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Cuisine
Middle Eastern
Warm Christmas Rice Salad with Butternut Squash and Pomegranate Seeds
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With sweet squash, salty feta, crunchy pistachios and fruity pomegranate seeds, this Warm Christmas Rice Salad is a real crowd-pleaser. It's quick and easy to make too - perfect for festive entertaining. Plus the leftovers make an envy-inducing paced lunch the next day! (Serves 4 to 8, depending on whether this is served as a main course or side dish.)
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Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 500 g butternut squash peeled and chopped into 1cm / ½inch cubes, roughly half a large one
- salt
- black pepper
- 300 g wild rice mix of both
- 300 g long grain rice mix of both
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil (or just regular olive oil if you don’t have extra virgin)
- lemon juice of half
- 2 tablespoons mint chopped
- 100 g pomegranate seeds
- 50 g pistachio kernels
- 100 g feta cheese crumbled
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 220C / 200C fan / gas mark 7 / 425F.
- Drizzle a roasting tray with about 2 tablespoons of olive oil. Put the butternut squash cubes into the roasting tray and turn in the oil. Make sure the butternut squash is spread out in 1 layer. Add a little salt and pepper to taste. Put the butternut squash in the oven for about 20 minutes until soft.
- Meanwhile cook the rice according to packet instructions and then drain the rice thoroughly.
- When the squash and rice are ready, tip the rice into the squash tray. (Be sure the rice is thoroughly drained before you do this.) Squeeze the lemon juice into the tray and add a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil (about 1 tablespoon).
- Add roughly half the chopped mint, pomegranate seeds, pistachio kernels and crumbled feta and mix everything together. Turn out onto a serving platter and scatter with the remaining mint, seeds, pistachios and feta.
Notes
- Not suitable for freezing.
- Nutrition information is approximate and meant as a guideline only.
Nutrition Information
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Calories
575kcal
(29%)
Carbohydrates
80g
(27%)
Protein
18g
(36%)
Fat
22g
(34%)
Saturated Fat
6g
(30%)
Cholesterol
22mg
(7%)
Sodium
291mg
(12%)
Potassium
977mg
(21%)
Fiber
9g
(36%)
Sugar
10g
(20%)
Vitamin A
13565IU
(271%)
Vitamin C
30.3mg
(34%)
Calcium
218mg
(22%)
Iron
3.2mg
(18%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4people
Amount Per Serving
Calories 575 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 575kcal | 29% |
| Carbohydrates | 80g | 27% |
| Protein | 18g | 36% |
| Fat | 22g | 34% |
| Saturated Fat | 6g | 30% |
| Cholesterol | 22mg | 7% |
| Sodium | 291mg | 12% |
| Potassium | 977mg | 21% |
| Fiber | 9g | 36% |
| Sugar | 10g | 20% |
| Vitamin A | 13565IU | 271% |
| Vitamin C | 30.3mg | 34% |
| Calcium | 218mg | 22% |
| Iron | 3.2mg | 18% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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