Avocado, Brown Rice, Tomato, Cucumber Salad

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 6
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 149.9
  • Total Fat: 5.5 g
  • Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
  • Sodium: 54.1 mg
  • Total Carbs: 24.6 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 4.3 g
  • Protein: 2.7 g

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Introduction

This is a variation of the popular Quinoa salad. I had some leftover brown rice & just substituted it. This is a variation of the popular Quinoa salad. I had some leftover brown rice & just substituted it.
Number of Servings: 6

Ingredients

    2cups (cooked) short grain brown rice
    1 avocado peeled, pitted & chopped
    1/2 an English Cucumber
    2 medium red, ripe, firm tomatoes
    3 stalks celery, finely chopped
    2Tbsp finely chopped red onion
    1 crushed garlic clove
    a squirt of lime juice
    14 sprays of Hellman's Balsamic Breeze salad spritzer

Tips

Use organic products wherever possible. Seed the cucumbers & tomatoes to prevent 'bottom of salad bowl soup'.


Directions

Chop all veggies but avocado & add to a bowl. Toss together. Chop avocado. Put in a cup/bowl & squirt with lime juice to coat lightly. Add to salad bowl. Add rice. Toss gently. Spray salad spritzer 7 times. Toss. Spray another 7 times. Toss. Set in fridge to let flavours meld. Serve.

Serving Size: Makes 6 1.5 cup servings

Number of Servings: 6

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user CHARITYCYCLIST.