Roast tomato, feta and pine nut rice salad

Roasted tomatoes add sweetness to this salad that gets a crunch from pine nuts and bite from feta.

Recipe «Roast tomato, feta and pine nut rice salad» presented in category Recipes / Salads, to prepare this dish you will need no more 20 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author Gomer would need: 500g cherry tomatoes, 1 red onion, cut into thin wedges, olive oil cooking spray, 2 garlic cloves, 1 tsp sugar , 1 1/2 cups white long-grain rice, 80g marinated feta cheese in olive oil, 2/3 cup pine nuts, toasted , 1/3 cup flat-leaf parsley, chopped.

Ingredients:

• 500g cherry tomatoes 
• 1 red onion, cut into thin wedges 
• olive oil cooking spray 
• 2 garlic cloves 
• 1 tsp sugar 
• 1 1/2 cups white long-grain rice 
• 80g marinated feta cheese in olive oil 
• 2/3 cup pine nuts, toasted 
• 1/3 cup flat-leaf parsley, chopped 

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 200°C. Line a roasting pan with baking paper. Place tomatoes and onion into roasting pan. Spray with oil. Crush garlic over tomatoes and onion. Sprinkle with sugar, and salt and pepper. Toss well to coat. Roast for 20 minutes, or until tomatoes are tender but still hold their shape.
2. Meanwhile, cook rice by the absorption method, following packet directions. Set aside to cool to room temperature. Stir gently with a fork to separate grains.
3. Drain feta, reserving 2 tablespoons of oil. Crumble feta over rice. Add pine nuts, parsley, tomato and onion mixture, and salt and pepper to rice. Drizzle with reserved feta oil. Stir gently to combine. Serve at room temperature.