Siesta Special Recipe
- 1 cup/195 g raw white rice
- 2 cups/470 ml water
- 1 (15 1/2 oz/434 g) can black beans, rinsed and drained
- 1/4 cups/28 g chopped sun-dried tomatoes in olive oil (oil reserved for later use)
- 1/2 cup/75 g diced red pepper
- 1 cup/145 g diced avocado (about 1 avocado)
- 1/2 cup/8 g cilantro leaves, washed, dried and coarsely chopped
- 1/4 tsp kosher salt
- 2 tsp/5 g chia seeds
- 2 tbsp/30 ml lemon juice
- 2 tbsp/30 ml reserved sun-dried tomato oil (or extra-virgin olive oil)
- In a medium pot, place rice and water, warming over high heat until water boils. Cover, reduce heat to low, and cook rice for 20 minutes. Remove from heat, and let rice sit 10 minutes.
- Meanwhile, in a large bowl, add black beans, sun-dried tomatoes, red pepper, avocado and cilantro. When ready, add rice to a colander and rinse with cold water to remove starchiness from rice. Add rinsed rice to the bowl, and mix with ingredients.
- In a small bowl, combine salt, chia seeds, lemon juice and sun-dried tomato oil. Pour dressing over salad, stirring to combine. Taste, and season with more lemon juice or sun-dried tomato oil, if needed.
