Honey Peach and Tomato Black Rice Salad Recipe

July 31, 2012

Don’t let this combination of ingredients scare you! This black rice salad is full of sweet and savory flavors that uses some of my favorite produce of the summer season!


Honey Peach and Tomato Black Rice Salad Recipe | FakeFoodFree.com

If I had to pick my favorite kind of rice it would be sticky rice. Although, black rice, also known as Forbidden rice, comes in a close second.

The idea of even having a favorite variety seems a bit crazy to me considering that five years ago I only knew of two kinds – white and brown. That’s what a little travel and food blogging will do for you. If nothing else, it opens you up to the world of rice.

Rice at a market in Chiang Mai, Thailand
 

Jasmine, basmati, glutinous, purple glutinous – and those are just a handful of the varieties I’ve been exposed to the past few years. Black rice really stands out among the crowd because of its purple color, and aromatic, nutty flavor. 

A sweet and savory snack or side recipe with black rice, peaches, and tomatoes in a honey dressing!

I’ve had some sitting in the pantry for a while, and I finally cooked it up this past weekend. Since, for me, summer is the season for cold grain salads I thought I’d give it a try with some local fruits.

A natural, savory and sweet snack recipe made with black black rice, peaches, and tomatoes in a honey dressing. At FakeFoodFree.com

I matched up the peaches from the farmer’s market with some of the yellow tomatoes that are growing like wildfire in our garden. The nutty rice called for something a little tangy and sweet as the dressing so a little lemon juice and honey did the trick.

Honey Peach and Tomato Black Rice Salad
Serves 4 to 6
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Ingredients
  1. 1 ½ cups chopped peaches
  2. ½ cup chopped yellow or orange tomato
  3. 2 tablespoons chopped red onion
  4. 2 cups cooked black rice, cooled
  5. 2 tablespoons honey
  6. Juice of ½ a lemon
  7. 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
  8. ¼ teaspoon salt
Instructions
  1. In a medium bowl, stir together the peaches, tomato, onion, and black rice. In a small bowl, whisk together the honey, lemon juice, olive oil and salt.
  2. Pour the dressing over the black rice salad and toss to coat. Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes before serving.
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Honey Peach and Tomato Black Rice Salad Recipe
 

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  • TasteHongKong August 1, 2012 at 12:15 am

    Peaches are beautiful in the markets now, I believe it would be a great variation to the usual treats of black sticky rice with mango. Thanks for sharing!

  • Ruth Martins August 1, 2012 at 1:07 pm

    Oh wow, this sounds and looks so delicious. I’ve never tried Black rice but really want to now!

  • Zoe August 1, 2012 at 9:03 pm

    Love this Asian fusion dessert. Very elegant to eat and very beautiful in flavours.

    Your blog is awesome. Happy to follow you for lots of travel tips and fusion cooking 😀

  • emily (a nutritionist eats) August 2, 2012 at 9:58 am

    Black rice is definitely the best looking rice out there… 🙂 I’ve only had it once…in a dessert form I believe?

  • Joanne August 2, 2012 at 10:31 am

    I love how this salad pairs two of my favorite summer fruits! You just can’t go wrong.

  • eatingRD August 4, 2012 at 11:50 am

    This sounds so good! I haven’t tried black rice before. I wonder if TJs has it? I also have a lot of nectarines that need to be used up. Yum!

  • Sonia ~ Nasi Lemak Lover August 5, 2012 at 4:24 am

    Black rice and salad, you are very creative !

  • Meegan September 30, 2012 at 1:47 pm

    I am making this right now for a potluck tonight. It sounds terrific, and mixes some of my favorite flavors! Thanks for the recipe.

  • Lori September 30, 2012 at 4:08 pm

    Meegan – Hope you like it!

  • Meegan September 30, 2012 at 8:45 pm

    It turned out great, and got rave reviews from everyone! I even had two people ask to take home “to go bowls” of the salad. I would say this will definitely make it into my recipe box!

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