fantastic summer brown rice salad

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miramar beach, FL
Updated on Aug 12, 2015

I make this for family meals during the summer when we have visitors. Easy, tasty, and healthy. Goes well with any protein.

prep time 20 Min
cook time 45 Min
method Rice Cooker
yield 4-6 serving(s)

Ingredients

  • 1 cup brown rice, raw
  • 2 .5 cups vegetable stock
  • 8 ounces shitake mushrooms
  • 1/2 cup split green peas
  • 1/2 cup pine nuts
  • 1/2 cup scallions
  • 4 tablespoons basil, fresh chopped
  • 1 medium fresh peach chopped
  • 1 medium lemon juiced
  • 2 teaspoons kosher salt
  • 3 tablespoons olive oil, extra virgin
  • 1 can garbanzos, cooked

How To Make fantastic summer brown rice salad

  • Step 1
    add 1 cup brown rice to 2 and 1/2 cups of vegetable stock(you can use chicken stock or salted water as a substitute) and bring to a boil. stir, reduce the heat to simmer, cover and cook for 45 minutes.Let stand covered 10 minutes after cooking.
  • Step 2
    empty the cooked rice into a large salad bowl and allow to come to room temperature
  • Step 3
    saute the mushrooms in 2 tbs of extra virgin olive oil and allow to cool
  • Step 4
    mix the lemon juice and olive oil in a small bowl
  • Step 5
    add all the ingredients to the rice and toss . salt to taste
  • Step 6
    serve at room temperature or refrigerate before serving

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