Picnic

Pesto and Brown Rice Salad is for Side Dish.

Pesto and Brown Rice Salad takes 40 minutes to prepare.

Pesto and Brown Rice Salad takes 45 minutes to cook.

Pesto and Brown Rice Salad makes 7 servings.

The ingredients for Pesto and Brown Rice Salad are:

1.5 cup lightly packed fresh basil leaves
0.5 cup EVOO
0.5 cup freshly grated Parmigiano Reggiano
3 Tbsp wine vinegar (red or white)
0.5 tsp lemon zest
2 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
2 tsp finely chopped fresh garlic
Salt & pepper to taste

4 cups cooked brown rice
2 cups cherry tomatoes, halved
12 spears (1 cup) asparagus, cut on diagonal
1 cup carrots, bite size pieces
0.5 cup sugar snap peas
2 Tbsp pine nuts

Here is how you make Pesto and Brown Rice Salad:

Start brown rice cooking (takes 45 min). Do all prep while rice cooks.Combine pesto ingredients in a blender til smooth. Season to taste w/salt & pepper.Blanche aparagus & sugar snap peas (about 2-3 min)Mix all ingredients & serve warm or room temperature.Choose your favorite variety of fresh veggies to add to the salad, but make sure not more than 50% is rice.Great for a picnic since there's no meat or mayo that might spoil if it sits out on a warm day.Number of Servings: 7Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user MIFFLIN.

The nutritional information for Pesto and Brown Rice Salad is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 7
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 326.3

• Total Fat: 19.9 g
• Cholesterol: 4.1 mg
• Sodium: 126.7 mg
• Total Carbs: 31.9 g
• Dietary Fiber: 4.0 g
• Protein: 7.0 g

The dietary needs meet for Pesto and Brown Rice Salad is Vegetarian