Name: Warm Christmas Rice Salad
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: Butternut squash 1 lb; Olive oil 2 tbsp; Salt; Black pepper; Wild Rice Blend 1½ cups; Olive oil 1 tbsp; Lemon ½; Fresh mint 2 tbsp; Pomegranate seeds 3½ oz; Pistachio nuts 1¾ oz; Feta cheese 3½ oz

Ingredients

1 lb Butternut squash

2 tbsp Olive oil

Salt

Black pepper

1½ cups Wild Rice Blend

1 tbsp Olive oil

½ Lemon

2 tbsp Fresh mint

3½ oz Pomegranate seeds

1¾ oz Pistachio nuts

3½ oz Feta cheese

Cuisine:

American Recipes

Ingredients

1 lb Butternut squash
peeled and chopped into ½-inch cubes
2 tbsp Olive oil
Salt
to taste
Black pepper
freshly ground, to taste
1½ cups Wild Rice Blend
rinsed and drained
1 tbsp Olive oil
extra virgin
½ Lemon
juiced
2 tbsp Fresh mint
chopped
3½ oz Pomegranate seeds
1¾ oz Pistachio nuts
3½ oz Feta cheese
crumbled

Warm Christmas Rice Salad

This Warm Christmas Rice Salad is easy, colorful, and festive too. It is packed full of roasted butternut squash and a mix of wild and long grain rice, with the added crunch of pistachios and pomegranate seeds for a tangy garnish. So I think that this warm salad makes a perfect side dish for Christmas!

If you want to make this dish vegetarian or even vegan-friendly, you can omit feta or substitute it with some vegan cheese. This delicious side dish is also great for feeding a crowd. You’re gonna want to serve this salad down for the festive season, that’s for sure!

To make this Warm Christmas Rice Salad, you will need the following ingredients:

Steps to make Warm Christmas Rice Salad

1	Preheat oven
Preheat the oven to 425 °F.
2	Prepare butternut squash for roasting	2
Place 1 pound of butternut squash cubes into the roasting tray. Toss butternut squash with 2 tablespoons olive oil and season with salt and black pepper to taste. Spread it out in one layer.
3	Roast	15
Roast in the preheated oven for about 15 minutes until tender.
4	Cook rice	20
Follow directions on the package and cook 1½ cups wild rice blend. Drain the rice if needed.
5	Combine rice and squash	1
Once the rice and butternut squash are ready, transfer the rice into the squash tray.
6	Add lemon juice and olive oil	1
Add juice of a half a lemon and 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil.
7	Add mint, pomegranate seeds, nuts, and feta	2
Add half the chopped mint, pomegranate seeds, pistachios, and crumbled feta. Toss well to combine.
8	Serve
To serve, transfer the salad to a large serving platter and scatter with the remaining half of mint, pomegranate seeds, pistachios, and feta. Enjoy!

This festive, easy, and delicious Warm Christmas Rice Salad makes the perfect finishing touch to your Christmas dinner! Try it soon and come back to leave a review; we love hearing from you.

Nina Cole

Nina dreams of gender equality and for women all over the world to feel empowered and enjoy the same freedom she has. She’s a careful consumer, believing that by being more conscious about the way we live we can make the world a better place! Already a vegetarian, she uses animal products sparingly and tries to produce as little waste as possible. Most of her recipes are vegan as a result!