Appetizers / Soups / Salads

Dark Side Salad is for Salad.

Dark Side Salad takes 2880 minutes to prepare.

Dark Side Salad takes 30 minutes to cook.

Dark Side Salad makes 6 servings.

The ingredients for Dark Side Salad are:

2 cups vegetable broth
2 cups water
1/2 cup black rice (this is not the same as wild rice), soaked overnight
1 cup black lentils (also called beluga lentils)
1 tsp fresh grated ginger
1 black radish, peeled and diced
kosher salt
1 bunch of Tuscan kale (also called black or dinosaur kale), destemmed and sliced into thin strips
1 medium carrot, julienned (if you have purple carrots it keeps the salad a similar colour)
3 tbsp black vinegar (Chinkiang vinegar) or balsamic vinegar
1 clove black garlic, mashed (you can omit this if you can't find it or use roasted garlic)
2 tbsp raw agave nectar or brown rice syrup
1/2 tbsp soy sauce
2 tbsp light olive oil
1 tsp toasted sesame oil
1/2 tsp black pepper
salt to taste
1 1/2 tbsp black sesame seeds

Here is how you make Dark Side Salad:

Combine broth and water in a measuring cup.Divide between two saucepans - 3 cups in one and 1 in the other.Bring the pot with the lesser amount of liquid to a boil and add the black rice. Reduce the heat, cover and simmer 30 minutes.Meanwhile, bring the liquid in the other pot to a boil and add the lentils. Reduce the heat to a brisk simmer and cook 20 minutes, then drain well.When both the rice and lentils are cooked, transfer them both to a bowl and stir in the ginger. Cool completely (you can do this a day ahead).Toss the radish dice with a good amount of Kosher salt (the exact amount depends on how large your radish is) and place in a colander. Let stand 1 hour, then rinse and drain well.Toss the kale with the carrot, cooled lentils and rice, and rinsed radish.In a small bowl, mix the vinegar, garlic, agave, soy sauce, oils, pepper and salt, then pour over the salad and toss well.Cover and chill at least 24 hours.Just before serving, fold in the black sesame seeds.Serving Size: 4 main or 6 side dish saladsNumber of Servings: 6Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JO_JO_BA.

The nutritional information for Dark Side Salad is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 6
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 284.7

• Total Fat: 7.3 g
• Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
• Sodium: 466.2 mg
• Total Carbs: 38.4 g
• Dietary Fiber: 12.8 g
• Protein: 12.6 g

Dark Side Salad is Asian cuisine.

The dietary needs meet for Dark Side Salad is Vegan