Phoodie’s CRUNCHY Brown Rice Salad with Roasted Almonds and Salad Seeds 1

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Crunchy.

I actually, REALLY, don’t like that word but I LOVE what it means!

Nuts, salad seeds, gorgeous brown rice. This one’s a winner!

INGREDIENTS

(Serves 8 as a side)

350 grams Brown Rice

1 yellow capsicum / pepper

1/2 bunch spring onions

1 punnet grape tomatoes

1 red onion

1 fennel bulb

1 bunch parsley

1/2 bunch dill

1 cup slivered and roasted almonds

1 cup salad seeds (whatever seeds you want to use you can! I use a combination of sesame and pumpkin seeds)

salt pepper to taste

juice of 2 lemons

1/2 cup olive oil

METHOD

1) Prepare the rice as per the instruction son the packet. Spread out on a large plate to cool.

2) Finely dice all vegetables and herbs. Place them into a large bowl.

3) Add 1/2 of the cup of almonds and 1/2 of the cup of salad seeds (you will use remainder as a garnish) Mix gently.

4) Add salt, pepper, lemon juice and 1/4 cup olive oil to the rice, toss gently.

5) Bit by bit add the rice to the vegetable bowl and mix.

6) Transfer to serving platter, drizzle over remaining olive oil and top generously with remaining nuts and seeds.

YUMBO!

STEP BY STEP SNAPS

The Rice

The Vegetables

 

The Crunch

Dressing the rice

Combining

Garnish

Yummy!