Healthy Brown Rice & Lentil Salad
This healthy brown rice salad is really filling that will help you stay full for longer. You won't feel brown rice is boring any more.
Servings: 4
Calories: 310kcal
Ingredients
- ½ cup brown rice
- ½ cup whole lentils
- 2 cup water (or low sodium organic chicken stock or vegetable stock)
- 1 large cucumber peeled and finely diced
- ½ cup corn (I used frozen)
- 1-2 roma tomatoes seeded and finely diced
- ½ onion finely diced
- 2-3 tablespoon loosely packed chopped parsley
- ½ avocado
- ½ cup skim milk (almond milk if vegan)
- ½ cup loosely packed mint leaves
- 1 jalapeño (optional)
- salt and pepper
Instructions
- In a medium pot add rice, lentils and water or chicken stock. Season with salt and pepper and bring the mixture to boil. Then simmer on low heat for about 35-45 min or until rice and lentil are tender. Once cooked, turn off the heat and let it cool for 5-10 min
- Meanwhile, in a large mixing bowl combine cucumber, corn, tomato, onion and parsley. Then add in cooked rice and lentils and mix well
- In a blender add avocado, milk, mint leaves, jalapeño and pulse it until blended. Add salt and pepper to taste
- Enjoy a bowl of healthy brown rice salad with lentils and creamy avocado dressing.
Notes
- If you don't like the flavor of mint, substitute it with cilantro (coriander) instead
- You can also serve this salad with some cheese of your choice
Nutrition
Calories: 310kcal