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I love the summer holidays. Fresh mangoes, long summer BBQs, going to the beach, you name it! I also love fresh summer salads. This one is perfect as a side salad all through summer, or as an accompaniment to your star dish at a family + friends gathering! YUM!
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ingredients
Summer Salad
- 2 cups cooked brown rice or any other grain - around 1/2 cup of uncooked brown rice (quinoa or farro is great too!)
- Seeds from 1/2 a pomegranate
- 2 chopped spring onions
- 1/4 cup chopped parsley, rinsed
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh basil leaves, rinsed
- 1/4 cup pistachios, shelled and unsalted
- orange zest and juice from 1/4 of an orange
- 1/6 cup dried cranberries
- 1/6 cup olive oil
- pinch of salt
- crack of black pepper
method
- Step 1 :In a large bowl, place your cooked brown rice, pomegranate seeds, spring onions, parley, basil, and pistachios in a bowl. Combine all ingredients together
- Step 2 :In a separate bowl, make your citrus oil dressing by combining the orange zest, juice and olive oil together. Add in salt and pepper to taste. Shake or mix well.
- Step 3 :Pour your dressing into the brown rice salad and toss well.
- Step 4 :To serve, garnish with a few additional basil leaves. Keep any remaining leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge. Keeps up to 2 days. Note*: This salad is extremely versatile so don't be afraid to change up your grains and add additional veggies like lightly charred broccolli!
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