Black Rice Salad with Kiwifruit and Cashews

Ingredients

• 2 tbsp lemon juice
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 2 tsp honey
• 1 tsp Dijon mustard
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp pepper
• 1 clove garlic, finely chopped
• 2 1/2 cups cooked and cooled black or brown rice*
• 2 Zespri SunGold kiwifruit, peeled and cut up
• 1 cup quartered strawberries
• 1/4 cup red onion, chopped
• 2 tsp fresh mint, chopped
• 1/3 cup salted cashew pieces
1 cup uncooked black rice yields 2 1/2 cups cooked rice.

Instructions

1. In small bowl, whisk together lemon juice, olive oil, honey, mustard, garlic, salt and pepper.
2. In large bowl, stir dressing into rice. Stir in remaining ingredients except cashews. Cover and refrigerate up to 2 hours before serving to allow flavours to blend. Stir in cashews just before serving.

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