As a full-time student with a somewhat crazy schedule who prefers to cook for herself, I’m always on the lookout for one-dish meals that are healthy, simple, and easy to carry with me and eat on the run if necessary. Rice salads (or salads with any grain as a base, really) are a staple for me because they’re satisfying meals that fit in little tupperware containers, you can concoct them out of any ingredients you have around, and they’re usually good hot or cold.
This is one of my go-to rice salads. I believe it was inspired by a copy of Vegetarian Times that my aunt gave me a few years ago, but it also came together based on what odds and ends I happened to have in my fridge/pantry one week (rice, dried cranberries, feta) while living in my first post-college apartment. It's been a staple of mine ever since.
