Recipe: Tasty Moroccan rice salad (vegan and gluten free)

Recipe: Tasty Moroccan rice salad (vegan and gluten free) Delicious, fresh and tasty.

Moroccan rice salad (vegan and gluten free). This epic rice chickpea salad is nutritionally dense, vegan and naturally gluten-free. ♥ The details. This Moroccan rice salad is probably one of the simplest salads to make. To make the salad, you will need three cups of cooked long-grain rice, such as basmati rice.

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Gluten free Moroccan salad recipe with chickpeas and quinoa!

You can cook Moroccan rice salad (vegan and gluten free) using 14 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Moroccan rice salad (vegan and gluten free)

1. It’s 2 tbsp of rapeseed or olive oil.

2. You need 2 of garlic cloves finely grated.

3. It’s 1 of medium sweet potato, peeled and small diced.

4. It’s 1 of small butternut squash, peeled and small diced.

5. You need 200 g of cooked chickpeas.

6. You need 1 of medium red onion sliced.

7. Prepare 50 g of dried apricots chopped.

8. You need 3 cm of ginger peeled grated.

9. You need 2 tbsp of fresh orange juice.

10. You need 250 g of basmati rice cooked.

11. It’s of Spices :- 1tsp ground coriander, 1/2tsp cumin, tumeric and ginger, 1/4tsp chilli flakes, nutmeg, ground cloves and ground ginger.

12. It’s of Chopped fresh herbs to taste, mint, coriander and parsley.

13. It’s Handful of chopped walnuts or nut of choice.

14. You need of Pomegranate seeds.

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Layers of quinoa, spiced chickpea, dried fruit, pistachios, feta cheese, and vegetables.

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Moroccan rice salad (vegan and gluten free) step by step

1. Add sweet potato, butternut squash and onion to a shallow baking tray. Add grated ginger and grated garlic to the tray, then sprinkle over the spices and add the oil, mix and make sure everything is evenly covered. Cover tray with foil and place in the oven, after 20min uncover tray and roast for a further 10-15 min until cooked and slightly caramelised..

2. Soak the dried apricots in the orange juice until soft, chop the herbs and walnuts, set aside..

3. When butternut mix is cold, carefully fold through the chickpeas, apricots, 1/3rd of the herbs and a handful of the rice. Add to a large serving dish, surround the salad with the remaining rice, then sprinkle over the walnuts, remaining herbs and the pomegranate seeds.

However, for those who like mild meals with lots of flavor, this Moroccan rice salad is your fix.

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Chances are it's not the same thing you'll get when you ask for a Moroccan salad.

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