A light, fresh side salad packed with great flavours. It can be enjoyed all year round, but with the vibrant red and green colours it always makes a stunning addition to any Christmas table.
This recipe was thoroughly enjoyed by all on the November 2014 ThermoFun Cook Along.
ThermoFun – Risoni Salad Recipe
Ingredients
- 70g pine nuts
- 1 red capsicum, quartered
- 220g risoni
- 1200g boiling water from kettle
- 50g olive oil
- 1 tsp cumin, ground
- 1 tsp turmeric, ground
- 1 tsp paprika, sweet
- handful fresh coriander leaves
- 1 cucumber
- 130g currants
- salt and pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Place pine nuts into TM bowl and dry roast 8 mins / 100°C / speed 1 / MC off. Set aside into a salad bowl.
- Place capsicum into TM bowl and chop 3 sec / speed 5. Add to salad bowl.
- Place risoni and boiling water into TM bowl and cook 8 mins / 100°C / speed 4 / Reverse / MC off.
- Strain risoni then run under cold water tap. Drain well and add to salad bowl.
- Place oil, cumin, turmeric and paprika into TM bowl and cook 5 mins / 100°C / speed 2.
- While oil and spices are cooking, chop coriander and dice cucumber and add to salad bowl. Season with salt and pepper.
- Add currants to TM bowl and cook 2 mins / 100°C / speed 1 / Reverse.
- Stir the fragrant oil and currants gently through the other salad ingredients.
Notes
* If you are not a coriander fan this works well with parsley.
• Stir through pre-cooked shredded meat (eg. chicken, ham, lamb).
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Please can ypu tell me what Risoni is please. Is it a type of pasta? I live innFrance and could do a hint!! Lol.
Thank you
Hi Sheina – risoni is very small pasta – (the size and shape of a pine nut actually).
Family and friends at a BBQ really enjoyed this tasty salad when I prepared it during the November Cook Along. It’s a great salad that can be made even a day before serving which is so handy when entertaining. I will definitely be making this for Christmas Day. Thanks!
Thanks Tania! I love the red/green colours in it for xmas! 🙂
I was wondering if made the day before, does it go soggy. ??
I made this for Christmas lunch and had leftovers for Boxing Day lunch. It was a crowd pleaser, even the kids ate it. Thanks and looked fantastic on the Christmas table
Thanks Bella. Yes it’s a lovely looking salad on a Christmas table. 🙂
I don’t like coriander…any other herbs you think would go well?
Yes it works well with parsley 🙂
hiya, husband has come back from shops with raisins instead of currents! Do you think they should be added? Also no turmeric … What’s a alternative.
Thanks H
Heidi raisins will be fine. Maybe try ground mustard instead of the turmeric. I haven’t tried this though but would be keen to hear how it goes. 🙂
Loved this Salad and so did my Preschooler! Easy to make ahead.
I substitued red capsicum for yellow capsicum and steamed broadbeans (in varoma). And added Fetta sprinkled on top at the end.
Its a nice salad without an onion flavour!!
Thanks Deb – I always love to hear other people’s tweaks! 🙂
Yum! This is our side for tonight’s dinner with naked sausages?
baaaa aaaa love it Annette, naked sausages.
This year I’m wanting to try new things and salad for us is the usual tomato lettuce cucumber type deal. This was a very tasty change and surprisingly easy to make. Husband was very impressed.
That’s awesome to hear Elizabeth 😀 It’s always nice to find new things to add to the list 😀
Thought I’d make this for Christmas Day 👏👏👏To make it gluten free, would I just substitute quinoa for the risoni? And what quantity do you think?
Thanks:)
Hi Jenny I think I’d use brown rice. Maybe 300g rice + 1000g water for 35 mins.
My risoni turned tiny little bits and half went through the strainer so ended up cooking more in a saucepan.
oh no I’m sorry to hear that Kellie. Perhaps it was the brand of risoni you used? 🙁
Loved this salad but I boiled the risoni 8 mins in thermomix and it turned into porridge. So cooked it on stove top
Hi Denise, I have made this countless times and I too had that happen once – I’m sure it was the type of risoni I used at the time which may have been a no name brand. Can you recall the type you used?