Nutty Brown Rice Salad

Name: Nutty Brown Rice Salad
Cook time: 50 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: United Kingdom
Ingredients: 1 cup uncooked brown rice; 1\u2009½ cups water; 1 (15 ounce) can kidney beans, rinsed and drained; ¼ cup chopped red onion; ¼ cup sliced fresh mushrooms; ¼ cup bite-size broccoli florets; ¼ cup chopped green bell pepper; ¼ cup chopped red bell pepper; ¼ cup chopped yellow bell pepper; 2 tablespoons chopped raw almonds; ¼ teaspoon coarse black pepper; 2 tablespoons fat free Italian-style dressing; 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil

This delicious cold rice salad has the great flavors of brown rice, fresh veggies, and chopped raw almonds. This has replaced high fat, low nutrition picnic salads in this household.

INGRIDIENT

1 cup uncooked brown rice

1 ½ cups water

1 (15 ounce) can kidney beans, rinsed and drained

¼ cup chopped red onion

¼ cup sliced fresh mushrooms

¼ cup bite-size broccoli florets

¼ cup chopped green bell pepper

¼ cup chopped red bell pepper

¼ cup chopped yellow bell pepper

2 tablespoons chopped raw almonds

¼ teaspoon coarse black pepper

2 tablespoons fat free Italian-style dressing

1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil

DIRECTION

Step: 1

Combine the rice and water in a small saucepan; bring to a boil over high heat. Cover, and reduce the heat to medium-low. Simmer until the rice is tender, and the liquid has been absorbed, 45 to 50 minutes. Remove from heat and allow to cool.

Step: 2

Place cooled rice in a large bowl. Stir in the kidney beans, red onions, mushrooms, broccoli, bell peppers, and almonds; season with pepper. Toss salad with the Italian dressing and olive oil.

Step: 3

Chill for at least one hour before serving.

NUTRITION FACT

Per Serving: 223 calories; protein 7.1g; carbohydrates 39.2g; fat 4.5g; sodium 203.1mg.

Fruit salad is morely of the easiest salads to make . It is high in body delight and water content . As fruits contain natural sugar , you can have them for eat in mornings . The sugar can will give you more energy for the day and deal with your sweet cravings too.

Salads often get a not good for being unpleasant (if they’re lean and mean) or not good for body (if they’re not lean and mean). The substantial middle ground is not being talked about , but it’s exactly where you’ll found the good vegetable fruit that may fuel weight loss.

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