This hearty salad features nutritious wild rice, kale, goat cheese and colorful vegetables. Serve it as a light dinner and pack it for tomorrow’s lunch! Recipe yields 4 medium salads.
Ingredient:
1 cup wild rice
1 ¼ cups water
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
¼ cup lemon juice, more as needed (from 1 to 2 lemons)
1 clove garlic, pressed or minced
½ teaspoon fine sea salt
¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
2 teaspoons maple syrup
1 small bunch kale (I recommend the Lacinato AKA Tuscan/dinosaur variety shown here, if you can find it)
5 green onions, tender white and green parts only
1 cup cherry tomatoes
1 medium red bell pepper
½ cup crumbled feta cheese or goat cheese, optional