Appetizers / Soups / Salads

Busy Brown Rice Salad is for Side Dish.

Busy Brown Rice Salad takes 25 minutes to prepare.

Busy Brown Rice Salad takes 10 minutes to cook.

Busy Brown Rice Salad makes 6 servings.

The ingredients for Busy Brown Rice Salad are:

2 bunches fresh asparagus, cut into 1-inch pieces
1/4 cup pine nuts, (35g)
1 tsp olive oil
1 small red onion, finely chopped
2 clove fresh garlic, crushed
1/2 tsp ground all spice
1/4 cup dried cranberries, (35g)
2 tbs fresh mint, chopped
1 medium yellow or orange bell peper, thinly sliced
10-12 cherry tomatos, halved
1/4 cup(s) lemon juice, (60ml)
1 tsp honey
1 tsp olive oil
2 cup boiled brown rice

Here is how you make Busy Brown Rice Salad:

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 meal-size portions or 6 side-salad portionsNumber of Servings: 6Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user BIRDER40.

The nutritional information for Busy Brown Rice Salad is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 6
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 171.2

• Total Fat: 6.3 g
• Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
• Sodium: 4.5 mg
• Total Carbs: 26.6 g
• Dietary Fiber: 3.2 g
• Protein: 3.7 g

The dietary needs meet for Busy Brown Rice Salad is Vegan