Warm Holiday Rice Salad

This aromatic salad is an easy side dish that will look pretty on your holiday table.

This aromatic salad is an easy side dish that will look pretty on your holiday table.

1

Cook rice according to directions on package.
2

Preheat oven to 425°F. Spread butternut squash cubes in a single layer on a roasting tray and drizzle with 2 tbsp olive oil. Sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste. Bake in oven for ~20 mins, until soft.
3

When squash and rice are ready, thoroughly drain rice before tipping into squash tray. Squeeze lemon juice into tray and add another drizzle of extra virgin olive oil (~1 tbsp).
4

Add ~half the mint, pomegranate seeds, pistachio kernels and feta and mix everything together.
5

Turn out onto a serving platter and scatter with remaining mint, pomegranate seeds, pistachios kernels, and feta.