For this month’s Meatless Mondays, I will be focusing on healthy lunch recipes and I wanted to select recipes that can be prepared and eaten over a couple of days.
This brown rice salad recipe is perfect because you can actually eat it over a couple of days. I still love my white rice, but I will never pass up a good brown rice recipe because I enjoy it so much. I love the nuttiness of brown rice.
Did you know that brown rice is an excellent source of vegetarian protein? Along with the fact that brown rice is packed with fiber, it’s also an excellent source of protein. Brown rice will always hold you more than white rice and you want to add it to your diet as much as possible.
>>>INGREDIENTS<<<
2-1/2 cups long-grained brown rice, cooked
1/2 cup carrots, diced
1/2 cup seedless cucumber, diced
1/2 cup (around 5 to 6 medium) radishes, diced
1/2 cup celery, diced
1/2 cup red onion, diced
1 tablespoon garlic, minced
1 cup frozen peas
1/4 cup fresh basil leaves, torn into 1/2 inch pieces
1/4 cup fresh mint leaves, chopped
1/4 cup Italian parsley, chopped
>>>INGREDIENTS for VINAIGRETTE<<<
1 tablespoon honey
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1/2 cup fresh squeezed lemon juice
1 tsp Dijon mustard
1/2 tsp chili pepper flakes
1/4 tsp sea salt
>>>PREPARATION<<<
In a large bowl, mix the rice, vegetables, and herbs. In a small bowl, mix the vinaigrette ingredients. Drizzle the rice, vegetables and herbs with the dressing and mix well. Serve chilled or at room temperature.
>>> NUTRITION INFORMATION<<<
Brown Rice al Fresco Salad
Servings per Recipe: 6
Amount per Serving
Calories: 330
Total Fat: 0 g
Saturated Fat: 0 g
Cholesterol: 4 mg
Total Carbohydrates: 70 g
Dietary Fibre: 1 g
Protein: 10 g
*** This recipe is part of the Meatless Monday series. It’s easy to go meatless with a vegetarian pasta recipe!***
If this is the first time you are reading about our weekly Meatless Monday feature, you can find out the reason why we’re featuring these vegetarian recipes by visiting this link to read the full story: Why not go meatless on Mondays?
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For this month’s Meatless Mondays, I will be focusing on healthy lunch recipes and I wanted to select recipes that can be prepared and eaten over a couple of days.
This brown rice salad recipe is perfect because you can actually eat it over a couple of days. I still love my white rice, but I will never pass up a good brown rice recipe because I enjoy it so much. I love the nuttiness of brown rice.
Did you know that brown rice is an excellent source of vegetarian protein? Along with the fact that brown rice is packed with fiber, it’s also an excellent source of protein. Brown rice will always hold you more than white rice and you want to add it to your diet as much as possible.
>>>INGREDIENTS<<<
2-1/2 cups long-grained brown rice, cooked
1/2 cup carrots, diced
1/2 cup seedless cucumber, diced
1/2 cup (around 5 to 6 medium) radishes, diced
1/2 cup celery, diced
1/2 cup red onion, diced
1 tablespoon garlic, minced
1 cup frozen peas
1/4 cup fresh basil leaves, torn into 1/2 inch pieces
1/4 cup fresh mint leaves, chopped
1/4 cup Italian parsley, chopped
>>>INGREDIENTS for VINAIGRETTE<<<
1 tablespoon honey
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1/2 cup fresh squeezed lemon juice
1 tsp Dijon mustard
1/2 tsp chili pepper flakes
1/4 tsp sea salt
>>>PREPARATION<<<
In a large bowl, mix the rice, vegetables, and herbs. In a small bowl, mix the vinaigrette ingredients. Drizzle the rice, vegetables and herbs with the dressing and mix well. Serve chilled or at room temperature.
>>> NUTRITION INFORMATION<<<
Brown Rice al Fresco Salad
Servings per Recipe: 6
Amount per Serving
Calories: 330
Total Fat: 0 g
Saturated Fat: 0 g
Cholesterol: 4 mg
Total Carbohydrates: 70 g
Dietary Fibre: 1 g
Protein: 10 g
*** This recipe is part of the Meatless Monday series. It’s easy to go meatless with a vegetarian pasta recipe!***
If this is the first time you are reading about our weekly Meatless Monday feature, you can find out the reason why we’re featuring these vegetarian recipes by visiting this link to read the full story: Why not go meatless on Mondays?
© All copyrights reserved to http://www.eatsmartagesmart.com in all countries.
>>>> If you’re viewing this healthy eating or healthy living tip as part of an aggregated content stream from different sites, or as a re-blogged post, please check out the content on the original Web site at www.EatSmartAgeSmart.com