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Best selling cookbook author and PlantYou creator Carleigh Bodrug also tested out the hit salad recipe, telling \"Good Morning America\" that \"as a plant-based eater, the crispy rice provides an almost bacon bit effect in a salad, especially when baked in a smokey soy based sauce.\"

\"We've all been guilty of making too much rice, and the Crispy Rice Salad trend is the absolute perfect way to reduce food waste while enjoying leftover rice in a delicious, new and innovative way. I love the texture and bulk it adds to a regular salad, transforming it from a side dish to a meal.\"

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Carleigh Bodrug, PlantYou
PHOTO: A crispy rice plant-based salad.
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Crispy Rice Salad Recipes

Crispy rice cucumber salad with lemon tahini dressing

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KaleJunkie
PHOTO: Crispy rice salad with lemon tahini dressing with cucumbers and edamame.
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\"Omg perhaps this is one of my best combos of 2024, which is saying a lot! I have been seeing crispy rice salads floating around and as a gal that loves maximum crunch and texture, I had to create my own version. It is a WINNER,\" Modic wrote in the caption of her recipe video on Instagram. \"A party in your mouth that will have you swooning over this one and making it on repeat.\"⁣Makes 4 large servings or 6 smaller⁣

Crispy Rice⁣
2 cups cooked rice, cooled (I used jasmine rice)⁣
2 tsp soy sauce⁣
2 tb chili crisp/crunch (Trader Joe’s makes a good one, I used Momofuku this time!)⁣
1 tb sesame oil⁣

Salad⁣
5 Persian cucumbers, thinly sliced (or 1 large English cucumber)⁣
1 cup edamame, shelled⁣
1 bunch green onions, thinly sliced (3/4 cup)⁣
1 bunch fresh mint, chopped (1/2 cup)⁣
2 avocados, chopped⁣
1 cup salted peanuts, finely chopped⁣

Lemon Tahini Dressing⁣
1/2 cup olive oil⁣
1/3 cup lemon juice (this is 1-2 lemons)⁣
3 tb tahini⁣
1 1/2 tb maple syrup ⁣
2 cloves garlic, mashed⁣
1 tsp cumin⁣
1/2 tsp kosher salt⁣
3/4 tsp ground black pepper⁣
⁣Directions
First, prepare the crispy rice topping.
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Add cooked and cooled rice to the baking sheet. Toss well with the soy sauce, chili crisp and sesame oil. Bake for 30-40 minutes, tossing half way through. Remove from the oven once the rice is crispy and set aside.
Next, chop/slice all of the ingredients for the salad and add to a large bowl.
Last, make the dressing. Whisk to together all of the ingredients for the dressing. Taste and adjust seasonings as needed. Pour dressing over the salad.
Add the crispy rice last, toss and enjoy! ⁣

Modic has also iterated on her initial version above with two more flavor combinations -- a Thai-inspired steak salad and a salmon crunch salad with creamy lemon-cumin dressing.⁣Warm kale and crispy rice salad with tahini Caesar dressing

@plantyou Crispy Rice Salad #recipe #plantbased #salad ♬ This Will Be (An Everlasting Love) - Natalie Cole

Check out Bodrug's full recipe, plus more tips here.

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