Busy Brown Rice Salad

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 4
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 241.2
  • Total Fat: 9.7 g
  • Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
  • Sodium: 10.1 mg
  • Total Carbs: 36.9 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 3.9 g
  • Protein: 5.1 g

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Introduction

A sweet and savoury combination of cranberries, pine nuts, honey and lemon juice. A sweet and savoury combination of cranberries, pine nuts, honey and lemon juice.
Number of Servings: 4

Ingredients

    2 bunch(es) fresh asparagus, trimmed, cut into 3cm lengths
    1/4 cup(s) pine nuts, (35g)
    1 tsp olive oil
    1 small red onion, finely chopped
    2 clove(s) fresh garlic, crushed
    1/2 tsp ground all spice
    1/4 cup(s) dried cranberries, (35g)
    2 tbs fresh mint, chopped
    1 medium green capsicum, (250g) thinly sliced
    125 g cherry tomato, grape, halved
    1/4 cup(s) lemon juice, (60ml)
    1 tsp honey
    1/2 tbs olive oil, extra virgin
    2 cup(s) boiled brown rice

Tips

You will need to cook 1 cup (200g) raw brown rice in a large saucepan of boiling salted water for 20–25 minutes for this recipe.


Directions

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 large servings

Number of Servings: 4

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user BIRDER40.