By Niveditha Kalyanaraman
September 16th, 2023
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Brown rice is the healthier alternative to white rice. It is a base for many tasty dishes including salads. It's an easy dish that isn't time consuming. Here's the recipe for brown rice salad.
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1 1⁄2 cups brown rice 1 red capsicum, chopped (red bell pepper) 1 green capsicum, chopped 3 spring onions, chopped 1⁄2 cup raisins or 1⁄2 cup sultana 1⁄2 cup cashews or 1⁄2 cup peanuts
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For the dressing: 1⁄2 cup olive oil 2 tablespoons soya sauce 1 crushed garlic clove Black pepper
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Cook brown rice in a pressure cooker or boil it until tender and allow it to cool.
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In a large bowl add the rice and all other salad ingredients including the veggies and nuts. Pour over the dressing including olive oil, soya sauce and garlic, and mix through. The flavours improve on standing as the rice soaks in the dressing. Enjoy this nutrient rich salad!
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Any rice – normal or fancy (white, jasmine, basmati, wild etc), quinoa, and anything rice-like shaped such as farro, pearl barley, couscous can also be used instead of brown rice.
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