Greek Brown Rice Salad
Enjoy this Greek style brown rice salad!
Yield
8 servingsPrep
18 minCook
42 minReady
125 minLow Cholesterol, Trans-fat Free, Low Carb
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | cup |
brown rice
long grain and uncooked |
*
|
| 2 ½ | cups |
water
|
|
| 1 | each |
avocados
peeled, pitted, and diced |
|
| ¼ | cup |
lemon juice
|
|
| 2 | each |
tomatoes
vine-ripened diced |
|
| 1 ½ | cups |
english cucumber
diced |
*
|
| ⅓ | cup |
red onion
diced |
|
| ½ | cup |
feta cheese
crumbled |
|
| ¼ | cup |
kalamata olives
sliced |
*
|
| ¼ | cup |
mint leaves
freshly chopped |
*
|
| 3 | tablespoons |
olive oil
|
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
lemon zest
|
|
| ½ | teaspoon |
garlic
minced |
|
| ½ | teaspoon |
kosher salt
|
|
| ½ | teaspoon |
black pepper
freshly ground |
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 237 | ml |
brown rice
long grain and uncooked |
*
|
| 591 | ml |
water
|
|
| 1 | each |
avocados
peeled, pitted, and diced |
|
| 59 | ml |
lemon juice
|
|
| 2 | each |
tomatoes
vine-ripened diced |
|
| 355 | ml |
english cucumber
diced |
*
|
| 79 | ml |
red onion
diced |
|
| 118 | ml |
feta cheese
crumbled |
|
| 59 | ml |
kalamata olives
sliced |
*
|
| 59 | ml |
mint leaves
freshly chopped |
*
|
| 45 | ml |
olive oil
|
|
| 5 | ml |
lemon zest
|
|
| 2.5 | ml |
garlic
minced |
|
| 2.5 | ml |
kosher salt
|
|
| 2.5 | ml |
black pepper
freshly ground |
|
Directions
Bring the brown rice and water to a boil in a saucepan over high heat.
Reduce the heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until the rice is tender and the liquid has been absorbed, 45 to 50 minutes.
Remove from heat and allow to cool, fluffing occasionally with a fork.
Toss the avocado and lemon juice together in a large bowl.
Stir in the tomatoes, cucumber, onion, feta, olives, mint, olive oil, lemon zest, garlic, salt, and pepper to the bowl, lightly toss the mixture until evenly combined.
Fold the cooled rice gently into the mixture.
Serve immediately or chill up to 1 hour.
The salad does not last well for more than a day as the tomato and cucumber begin to release their juices and the salad becomes watery.
