Busy Brown Rice Salad
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- Number of Servings: 6
Ingredients
2 bunches fresh asparagus, cut into 1-inch pieces 1/4 cup pine nuts, (35g) 1 tsp olive oil 1 small red onion, finely chopped 2 clove fresh garlic, crushed 1/2 tsp ground all spice 1/4 cup dried cranberries, (35g) 2 tbs fresh mint, chopped 1 medium yellow or orange bell peper, thinly sliced 10-12 cherry tomatos, halved 1/4 cup(s) lemon juice, (60ml) 1 tsp honey 1 tsp olive oil 2 cup boiled brown rice
Blanch asparagus in a medium saucepan of boiling water for 1 minute or until bright green and just tender. Drain and refresh in a large bowl of cold water. Drain.
Heat a small non-stick frying pan over medium heat. Add pine nuts and cook, stirring, for 1–2 minutes or until golden. Remove from pan. Heat 1 teaspoon oil in same pan over medium heat. Add onion and cook, stirring, for 5 minutes or until softened. Add garlic and allspice and cook, stirring, for 30 seconds or until fragrant.
Combine rice, asparagus, pine nuts and onion mixture in a large bowl. Stir in cranberries, parsley, mint, capsicum and tomatoes. Whisk remaining oil, juice and honey in a small bowl. Add dressing to rice salad and toss gently to combine. Serve.
Serving Size: 4 meal-size portions or 6 side-salad portions
Number of Servings: 6
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user BIRDER40.
Heat a small non-stick frying pan over medium heat. Add pine nuts and cook, stirring, for 1–2 minutes or until golden. Remove from pan. Heat 1 teaspoon oil in same pan over medium heat. Add onion and cook, stirring, for 5 minutes or until softened. Add garlic and allspice and cook, stirring, for 30 seconds or until fragrant.
Combine rice, asparagus, pine nuts and onion mixture in a large bowl. Stir in cranberries, parsley, mint, capsicum and tomatoes. Whisk remaining oil, juice and honey in a small bowl. Add dressing to rice salad and toss gently to combine. Serve.
Serving Size: 4 meal-size portions or 6 side-salad portions
Number of Servings: 6
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user BIRDER40.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 171.2
- Total Fat: 6.3 g
- Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
- Sodium: 4.5 mg
- Total Carbs: 26.6 g
- Dietary Fiber: 3.2 g
- Protein: 3.7 g
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