The nuttiness of the wild rice is complemented in this Asian inspired salad with shredded vegetables, ginger and miso with a kick of spice. Serve this cold or warm as the perfect side dish with a kick.
To start, first prepare the Fruit Paste. For this recipe we typically like to use date paste; however, mango paste also goes nicely with this salad. Also, note that other sweeteners can be used instead of fruit paste.
To prepare the dressing, whisk together fruit paste, vinegar, miso, soy sauce, sambal, ginger, and garlic, as well as the optional sesame oil.
After the wild rice is cooked and cooled, place in a bowl and add the green onions, carrots, cabbage, cilantro and half of the sesame seeds.
Next, add the dressing and gently toss to combine.
When it’s time to serve the salad, garnish it with a bit of extra cilantro, the remaining sesame seeds a good squeeze of fresh lime juice.