Rice, Beans and Veggie Salad

Name: Rice, Beans and Veggie Salad Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 1 cup of rice (I used Trader Joe's Rice medley); 2 cups of low sodium Vegetable Broth; 2 Cups of Cannellini Beans or whatever bean you like such as navy or chickapea; 1 English Cucumber diced; 1 red bell pepper diced; 1 large tomato diced; 2 cloves of garlic minced; 1 cup of fresh parsley diced with stems removed; 4 green onions diced; salt & pepper to taste; This recipe has a dressing but I prepfer it plain. Here's the dressing if you want to use it or just use one of your favorite balsamic dressings.; 2-4 tbsp. of olive oil; 2 tbsp balsamic vinegar; 1 tsp of hot mustard; 1 tbsp. Tamari; 2 tbsp. of fresh lemon juice

Minutes to Prepare: 10
Minutes to Cook: 35

Number of Servings: 8

Ingredients

1 cup of rice (I used Trader Joe's Rice medley)2 cups of low sodium Vegetable Broth2 Cups of Cannellini Beans or whatever bean you like such as navy or chickapea1 English Cucumber diced1 red bell pepper diced1 large tomato diced2 cloves of garlic minced1 cup of fresh parsley, diced with stems removed4 green onions, dicedsalt & pepper to tasteThis recipe has a dressing, but I prepfer it plain. Here's the dressing if you want to use it or just use one of your favorite balsamic dressings.2-4 tbsp. of olive oil2 tbsp balsamic vinegar1 tsp of hot mustard1 tbsp. Tamari2 tbsp. of fresh lemon juice

Directions

Cook the rice according to directions, but use Vegetable Broth instead of water. Once done set aside.

In a large bowl, mix the vegetables, then add your beans and rice.

Season with salt & pepper and garnish with parsley for a pretty presentation!

Enjoy!

Serving Size:�8 - 1 cup servings

Number of Servings: 8

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user SHELBSYD.

Servings Per Recipe: 8

Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving

Calories: 139.0
Total Fat: 0.4 g
Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
Sodium: 160.6 mg
Total Carbs: 29.0 g
Dietary Fiber: 6.2 g
Protein: 7.1 g

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