Name: Mixed rice and garden vegetable salad
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 cup mixed rice (tricolour or SunRice Mountain Blend); 2 cucumbers, seeded, diced; ½ red capsicum, diced; ½ green capsicum, diced; ½ yellow capsicum, diced; 1 red onion, finely sliced; ½ cup fresh coconut flesh, diced; 2 sticks celery, thinly sliced on the diagonal; 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved; ¼ cup raisins, chopped; ½ cup pecans, chopped; 2 cloves garlic, minced; 2 Tbsp apple cider vinegar; 2 tsp honey; 2 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil; Sea-salt flakes and freshly-ground black pepper, to season

Mixed rice and garden vegetable salad

Cook the rice, dice the veg and stir – this satisfying salad is full of crunch and colour!

Serves 4

Prep

15M

Cook

25M

Total

40M

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Ingredients

1 cup mixed rice (tricolour or SunRice Mountain Blend)

2 cucumbers, seeded, diced

½ red capsicum, diced

½ green capsicum, diced

½ yellow capsicum, diced

1 red onion, finely sliced

½ cup fresh coconut flesh, diced

2 sticks celery, thinly sliced on the diagonal

1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved

¼ cup raisins, chopped

½ cup pecans, chopped

2 cloves garlic, minced

2 Tbsp apple cider vinegar

2 tsp honey

2 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil

Sea-salt flakes and freshly-ground black pepper, to season

Method

Put rice and 1L water in a medium saucepan over a medium heat. Cook for 25 minutes or until rice is tender. Drain well and set aside in a large bowl to cool.

Add cucumber, capsicum, onion, coconut, celery, tomato, raisins and pecans then toss well. Transfer to a serving bowl.

Mix garlic, vinegar, honey and oil in a medium bowl, then season. Pour over salad and toss to coat. Serve.

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