Brown Rice Salad
This delicious and simple Brown Rice Salad recipe makes the perfect side dish for your next BBQ and is also filling enough to enjoy as a meal on it's own. The recipe can easily be doubled if you are feeding a crowd and is incredibly versatile too. Both regular and Thermomix instructions included.
Servings: 8 people
Calories: 480kcal
Equipment
- Large Serving Bowl
Ingredients
- 2 ½ cups brown rice 450 grams
- 250 grams carrots finely chopped (approximately 4 carrots)
- 1 red capsicum finely chopped (approximately 200 grams)
- 6 spring onions finely chopped
- 150 grams cashews
- 200 grams currants
- ½ cup honey
- 4 tablespoon soy sauce
Instructions
- Rinse the brown rice under water until it runs clear.
- Cook the brown rice as per the packet instructions.
- Place the cooked brown rice in the serving bowl and add the finely chopped carrots, capsicum, spring onions, cashews and currants.
- To make the dressing, place the honey in a microwave safe bowl and cook for 20 seconds. Add the soy sauce and mix to combine.
- Pour the dressing over the salad and gently stir the ingredients through to combine and coat with dressing.
Thermomix Instructions
- Place the carrots (cut into 3cm pieces) into Thermomix bowl and mix for 4 seconds, speed 6.
- Scrape down the sides of the bowl and add the capsicum (cut into strips) and spring onions (cut into quarters) and mix for 4 seconds speed 6. Scrape down the sides of the bowl and mix for a further 3 seconds, speed 6 if you wish to have smaller pieces. Transfer to salad serving bowl.
- Place the brown rice into basket and place under running water until it runs clear.
- In a clean Thermomix bowl, add 1200 grams of water before adding the basket with the rice.
- Cook the rice for 20 minutes, Varoma temperature, speed 3.
- Carefully remove the lid and gently stir the rice before cooking a further 15 minutes, Varoma temperature, speed 3 or until cooked.
- Transfer the cooked rice (which has slightly cooled) to the serving bowl with the chopped vegetables and add the cashews and currants.
- To make the dressing, place the honey in a microwave safe bowl and cook for 20 seconds. Add the soy sauce and mix to combine.
- Pour the dressing over the salad and gently stir the ingredients through to combine and coat with dressing.
Notes
- I recommend rinsing the brown rice under a running tap to remove any residue.
- Brown Rice takes longer than white rice to cook. If cooking in a Thermomix, it will take around 30 minutes to completely cook.
- To bulk up this Brown Rice Salad, add extra vegetables or you can also add cooked bacon or chicken.
- When making the marinade, heat the honey for 20 seconds in the microwave to make it easier to combine with the soy sauce.
- The flavour of the marinade will increase over time, for best results prepare and place into the fridge one - two hours before serving.
- This salad is best enjoyed within 3 days.
Nutrition
Calories: 480kcal | Carbohydrates: 93g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Sodium: 543mg | Potassium: 663mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 37g | Vitamin A: 5794IU | Vitamin C: 24mg | Calcium: 69mg | Iron: 3mg