# Mediterranean Crispy Rice Salad

Mediterranean Crispy Rice Salad is a flavorful dish with Mediterranean flavors and crispy rice.

- Total time: 35 min
- Cuisine: Mediterranean
- Category: Salad
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 8 oz Kaizen Mediterranean Rice
- 2 tbsp Italian seasoning
- 0.25 cup avocado oil
- 0.33 cauliflower head
- 5 Persian cucumbers
- large handful fresh parsley
- large handful fresh mint
- 0.5 red onion
- 0.5 cup grape or cherry tomato
- 2 oz feta cheese
- 1 large lemon zest
- 4 tbsp olive oil
- 1 lemon juice
- pinch or two salt
- fresh cracked pepper
- 1 tsp Aleppo pepper or chili flakes

## Instructions

1. Process cauliflower into snowflakes and add it to a bowl.
2. Thinly slice Persian cucumbers.
3. Add finely diced red onion.
4. Add tomato.
5. Add lots of fresh herbs.
6. Crumble up some feta.
7. Dress it up with lemon juice and olive oil.
8. Prepare Kaizen Mediterranean rice according to packaging instructions.
9. Lay the rice in one even layer on a baking sheet, so it’s not overlapping.
10. Pop into the oven at 425F for 25 mins.
11. At 25 mins, give it a mix and break up the rice, and pop it back in for another 5-10 mins.
12. Top the salad with the crispy rice, toss, then give it a taste, adjust, and enjoy.

## Equipment

- bowl
- food processor
- baking sheet
- oven

## Tips

- Best to eat this right away.
- Time to vary by oven.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DI_-nmBO9D-/?igsh=MTV4ZDVjdmtrbnUzdQ==
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/48876ba2-fa65-47d1-bfc3-9c951449a33c
- Extracted: 2025-05-11

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