Quick and Easy Brown Rice Salad

Great as a light salad for lunch, main meal at dinner or as a side dish with dinner or a BBQ!

Ingredients

• 3 cups brown rice
• 6 spring onions finely sliced
• 1 red capsicum finely diced
• 1/2 cup currants
• 2 tbs sunflower seeds
• 2 tbs pepitas
• 3 tbsp chopped parsley

Dressing

• 1/4 cup olive or avocado oil
• 4 tbs soy or tamari sauce
• 2 tbs lemon juice fresh
• 1 garlic clove crushed

Method

1. Cook rice in salted water until tender. Drain.

2. Chop onions & capsicum finely. Add to rice (while still warm)

3. Add seeds, parsley, currants – and stir.

4. Just before serving, add dressing.  Enjoy!

*recipe based on Susie’s delicious brown rice salad