Crispy Rice Salad with Broccoli.

Crispy rice is about to be your new BFF! This crispy rice broccoli salad is a dream. Oven toasted until golden and fragrant, tossed with broccoli florets, toasted sesame and lots of lime – this packs a punch and it’s a flavor and texture lovers dream!

New favorite salad alert! 

I mean, I think we can call this a salad. Crunchy, crispy jasmine rice, roasted broccoli tossed right on the same pan, a delish drizzle of golden toasty sesame oil and a few toppings that take it over the top. 

Plus, some lime spritzes. 

Make this and everyone will be thrilled! 

This is not the first crispy rice salad I’ve made! I’ve been making another one regularly for almost 10 years, and I love using kale in said salad. That one has chopped peanuts and a slightly similar flavor profile, and it definitely inspired this salad!

What inspired it most though? My kids’ love of broccoli.

Yes. I can’t even believe I’m typing that out. Broccoli scared me as a child so this is HUGE. 

My kids absolutely adore broccoli and I have my parmesan roasted broccoli to thank. We all love it in this house which means I make broccoli many nights to accompany dinner. I’m always looking for ways to enhance it or change it up a bit, so here we are.

This cute little crispy rice salad with roasted broccoli, sesame, green onions and lime. 

Deeeeelicious. 

I am such a texture freak, so the crispy rice is mind blowingly delicious for me. Easily one of my favorite things to make. It adds SO much to any dish, whether it’s a salad or a grain bowl or a main dish. 

And it’s embarrassingly easy. I simply toss jasmine rice in some olive oil with salt and pepper and roast on a sheet pan. I use my oven, because if I have one more appliance out on my kitchen counter, I’m going to go batty. 

Two important things!

First, use leftover rice. You want it to be a bit dried out because then it will get extra crispy. 

And second, crisp it before the broccoli. 

Yes, here’s the key: crisp up the rice first. When it has about 15 or 20 minutes left (depending on just HOW roasty you like that broccoli), throw the broccoli florets on the pan too.  (more…)

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