Brown Rice Salad

Ingredients

• 1 cucumber, diced
• 1 large tomato, deseeded and diced
• ½ cup fresh parsley
• 2 cups cooked brown rice
• 2 spring onions (aka shallots)
• 3 tbsp. olive oil
• 1 heaped tsp. curry powder or cumin
• 1 lemon juice freshly squeezed
• S & P to taste

Method

1. 1Cook brown rice as per instructions. Brown rice can take a little longer to cook than white rice. Once cooked set aside to cool.
2. 2Dice cucumber, tomato, spring onions, chop parsley and mint and toss through cooled rice.
3. 3Pour oil into small bowl, add curry or cumin powder, lemon juice and stir. Drizzle over the rice mixture, season with salt and lots of pepper. Keep mixing until all rice is coated with dressing. You might need to add a little more juice or powder, depending on your taste.
4. 4Serve with grilled fish or steak.