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Brown Rice Salad

Type: Meat, Rice, Vegetables
Courses: Salads
Serves: 6 people

Recipe Ingredients

1/3 cup 78mlVegetable oil
2 cups 320g / 11ozUncooked brown rice
3 cups 711mlVegetable stock or water - (2 to 3 cups)
3/4 cup 177mlFrench dressing - (of choice)
2/3 cup 157mlSliced water chestnuts
1/2 cup 118mlThinly sliced red pepper --(sweet)
1/4 cup 15g / 0.5ozOnion - minced
1/4 teaspoon 1.3mlGarlic powder - (optional)
1/8 teaspoon 0.6mlItalian seasoning - (optional)
3/4 lb 340g / 11ozSnow peas - tips and strings removed
1/2 lb 227g / 8ozFresh mushrooms --thinly sliced

Recipe Instructions

In a heavy casserole, heat the oil over moderate heat.

Add the rice and saute for about 5 minutes or until the rice begins to darken; stir often. Stir in the vegetable stock, cover the pan and reduce the heat to low. Simmer until the liquid is absorbed about 1 hour. When the rice is cooked, toss it while still warm with 1/4 cup French dressing. Let rice mixture cool.

Add the water chestnuts, red pepper, onion, mushrooms and desired seasonings to the rice, then add another 1/4 cup of dressing and toss.

Chill 1 hour. Meanwhile, cover the snow peas with boiling water. Let them stand 1 minute, then drain. Rinse with cold water and pat dry. Cut the snow peas into 1" pieces and toss them with 1/4 cup dressing with rice mixture.

Source:
Arrowhead Mills "Hearty Main Dish Meals Without Meat"

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