Vegetarian

Busy Brown Rice Salad is for Salad.

Busy Brown Rice Salad takes 20 minutes to prepare.

Busy Brown Rice Salad takes 20 minutes to cook.

Busy Brown Rice Salad makes 4 servings.

The ingredients for Busy Brown Rice Salad are:

2 bunch(es) fresh asparagus, trimmed, cut into 3cm lengths
1/4 cup(s) pine nuts, (35g)
1 tsp olive oil
1 small red onion, finely chopped
2 clove(s) fresh garlic, crushed
1/2 tsp ground all spice
1/4 cup(s) dried cranberries, (35g)
2 tbs fresh mint, chopped
1 medium green capsicum, (250g) thinly sliced
125 g cherry tomato, grape, halved
1/4 cup(s) lemon juice, (60ml)
1 tsp honey
1/2 tbs olive oil, extra virgin
2 cup(s) 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 large servingsNumber of Servings: 4Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user BIRDER40.

The nutritional information for Busy Brown Rice Salad is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 4
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 241.2

• Total Fat: 9.7 g
• Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
• Sodium: 10.1 mg
• Total Carbs: 36.9 g
• Dietary Fiber: 3.9 g
• Protein: 5.1 g