Brown Rice Salad With Zucchini, Beans and Dried Cherries Recipe #93993
Different! But so good! This dish is so complete it has the protien, carbs, fiber and bursting with flavor!
by ~Rita~
20 min | 20 min prep
SERVES 4
- 1/2 cup zucchini, raw and diced
- 1/2 cup yellow pepper, diced
- 1/2 cup frozen green pea
- 1/2 cup red onion, diced
- 1/2 cup dried tart cherry, coarsely chopped (hydrated in 3 tablespoon hot water, Reserve the water for the dressing)
- 1 cup cannellini beans, rinsed
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1 cup cooked brown rice
- 3 leaves fresh sage, chopped (1 inch leaves)
- 1 sprig fresh rosemary, chopped (4-5 inch sprig)
- 1 sprig fresh thyme, chopped (same amount as rosemary)
- salt and pepper
Dressing
- 1/4-1/3 cup balsamic vinegar
- 1/4 cup honey
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 teaspoon prepared honey mustard
- Mix all of the salad ingredients together in a bowl.
- Mix dressing ingredients in a blender using only 1/4 cup vinegar; taste to see if you want more, then proceed to add the rest of the vinegar.
- I myself like the vinegar!
- Add dressing to salad toss.
- Chill for 1 hour, toss and serve.
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