Miso Rice Salad with Sesame and Radishes
We’re obsessed with Frozen Rice.
It’s exactly what it sounds like: cooked rice in your freezer, ready to go. No extra ingredients or preservatives and, most importantly, no extra cost. It shaves tons of time off meal preparation and is always 100% perfectly cooked. Sometimes we don’t even fucking heat it up. While the more civilized among us may zap it in the microwave for 30 seconds— we just pour half a cup in the bottom of a bowl and let a scoop or two of piping hot curry do all the cooking for us. Frozen rice is a foundation of quick but satisfying meals in both of our kitchens, and that applies doubly in shitty hot weather like this.
One of our favorite applications of frozen rice is a dish that is totally essential to our lifestyles: rice salads. They’re satisfying and hearty and don’t make you sweat when you eat them. A good vinaigrette, as you may have guessed by the little theme we’ve got going this week, is the key to making these salads happen. Since rice isn’t know for its, uh, particularly Robust flavor profile, it serves as a perfect backdrop for the intense flavors of the viniagrette. The fat in the dressing, beyond being fucking delicious, actually makes the rice and veggies we throw together more nutritious. It’s simple, it’s cheap, and it’s actual food that feels good to eat.
Miso Rice Salad with Sesame and Radishes
- 1 cup of Brown Rice, cooked and cooled or simply from the freezer.
- 1 cup of Wild Rice, ditto.
- or you can use one of those fancy schmancy rice blends-
- 1 cup of shelled Edamame- frozen also works nicely here
- 5 Radishes, thinly sliced
- 2 Carrots, peeled and thinly sliced
- 1-2 Scallions, chopped
- 1/4 cup Sesame Miso Vinaigrette, plus more to season as necessary.
- Sesame Seeds
This is probably the easiest recipe we’ve ever given y’all. Put the rice and veggies in bowl. Toss it together. Add the dressing. Let it sit for a few minutes, until the rice is thawed. Check for seasoning; you won’t need salt but you may need more dressing because rice is generally bland and absorbs lots of liquid. Serve, and top with scallions and sesame seeds. Do this before bed, put in a storage container, and stick it in the fridge for a perfect, stupid simple, hella satisfying lunch the next day.
