Bhutanese red rice, goji berry & hazelnut salad

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Preparation info
  • Serves

    4

    • Difficulty

      Easy

    • Ready in

      45 min

Appears in
Lands of the Curry Leaf

By Peter Kuruvita

Published 2018

  • About

It is hard to find salads from regions that are high, cold and remote, and in Bhutan red rice is eaten for breakfast, lunch and dinner in many guises. This salad includes hazelnuts, which thrive in Bhutan and are being planted there in huge numbers, helping local people earn a living.

The goji berry vine has flourished in the valleys of the Himalayas for thousands of years, and its nutritious berries are reputed to have many healing powers. Unverified accounts claim goji berries wer