Vegie Brown Rice Salad
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Super healthy and super quick, either a meal in itself or a great accompaniment for your next BBQ.
Quick run down
Preparation time: 15min
Cooking Time: 20min
Serves: 8
Cost: per serve: $1.33
Ingredients:
- 1½ cups uncooked brown rice
- 100g snow peas, halved,
- 150g broad beans, thawed
- 2 stalks celery, sliced
- 1 red onion, finely chopped
- ½ cup chopped fresh parsley
- ½ cup chopped fresh coriander
- 1 green apple, cored, sliced
- ½ cup sun-dried tomatoes,
- roughly chopped
- ½ cup walnuts, roughly chopped
Dressing
- 2 cloves garlic, crushed
- 8 tablespoons apple juice
- 5 tablespoons olive oil
- 250g quinoa
Putting it together
Step 1 Cook rice according to
packet instructions. Drain. Cool.
Step 2 Meanwhile, blanch snow peas in boiling water for 1 minute, then plunge into a bowl of cold water. Drain and set aside.
Step 3 Place broad beans into a microwaveproof bowl with 2 tablespoons water. Microwave on HIGH for 1 minute. Drain, cool and remove shells.
Step 4 Combine vegies, fruit and walnuts with cooled rice.
Step 5 Whisk together garlic, juice and oil. Pour over salad and toss to combine.
Nutritional Info (approximate per serve)
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