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Brown Rice and Black Bean Salad |
Ingredients (use vegan versions):
- 1 cup long grain brown rice
- 1 15oz can black beans/rinsed and drained
- 2 to 3 ribs celery - med cut
- 1 yellow squash - med cut
- 1 zucchini - med cut
- 2 to 3 carrots - med cut
- 2 to 3 cloves garlic - fine dice
- 1 med yellow onion, or red - small dice
- 1 tblsp extra virgin olive oil
- 1 to 2 tblsp tamari sauce
- optional - diced tomatoes,peppers or any other veggies you like
Directions:
Add the cup of rice to 2 & 1/2 cups boiling water - simmer
covered for about 50 mins. Rinse black beans in a collander
and let dry. Rinse, clean and prepare your vegetables and
add to a large bowl. Add the drained and rinsed beans to
the bowl and mix well. When the rice is finished add to the
rest of the ingredients and mix well. Drizzle the olive oil
slowly over the rice and add your tamari or terriyaki sauce
and mix well. Add any fresh herbs you like, ie., diced,
cleaned, dried basil, parsley, oregano, cilantro. Fresh
ground pepper, cumin, chile powder, etc. Enjoy, its one of
my favorites.
Serves: 5 to 6
Preparation time: 50 mins
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