Sticky rice salad with scallions

Name: Sticky rice salad with scallions
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: Makes 4 servings
Ingredients: 1½ cups sticky (or glutinous) rice, soaked in water to cover for at least 1 hour or, preferably, overnight; 1½ cups sticky (or glutinous) rice, soaked in water to cover for at least 1 hour or, preferably, overnight; ½ cup chopped scallions; 2 tablespoons soy sauce; 2 tablespoons peanut or other oil; 2 tablespoons peanut or other oil; Salt and freshly ground black pepper; Salt and freshly ground black pepper; ¼ cup minced cilantro; Juice of 1 lime, or more to taste; 2 teaspoons sesame oil

Preparation info

Makes
4
servings

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
20 min

Appears in

Simple to Spectacular

By Jean-Georges Vongerichten and Mark Bittman

Published 2000

About

Toss cooked sticky rice with some simple seasonings and you have a fast, warm, delicious salad. You can make this as grand as you like by adding a variety of vegetables. However you make it, it’s great with fish or meat grilled with Asian seasonings.

Ingredients

1½ cups sticky (or glutinous) rice, soaked in water to cover for at least 1 hour or, preferably, overnight
2 tablespoons peanut or other

Vegan

Method

Drain the soaked rice and wrap it loosely in a piece of cheesecloth; there’s no need to tie the cheesecloth closed.
Place the cheesecloth in the top of a steamer over boiling water, cover the steamer, and steam for about 8 minutes, until all traces of chalkiness are gone and the rice is fully tender.
While the rice is still hot, toss it with the peanut o