Chinese-Style Warm Brown Rice Salad
Comments: Nut tasting brown rice is excellent mixed with peanuts and a sour sweet mixture of fruits and vegetables.
Preparation time : 5 minutes
Cooking time : 30 minutes
Servings: 4
IngredientsPreparation
  • 1 cup [250 mL] brown rice
  • 1 bunch green onions
  • 1 sweet red pepper
  • 4 1/2 ounces [127.5 g] radishes
  • 1 [15 1/2-ounce / 426-mL can] pineapple chunks reserved into their own juice, drained
  • 2 cups [500 mL] bean sprouts
  • 3/4 cup [190 mL] cold-roasted peanuts
  • Cold water
Salad Dressing
  • 2 tablespoons [30 mL] crunchy peanut butter
  • 1 tablespoon [15 mL] peanut oil
  • 2 tablespoons [30 mL] light soy sauce
  • 2 tablespoons [30 mL] white wine vinegar
  • 2 teaspoons [10 mL] light honey
  • 1 teaspoon [5 mL] chili powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon [2.5 mL] garlic salt
  • Pepper, to taste
  • Into a casserole, cover brown rice with cold water.
  • Bring to a boil, cover casserole and leave rice to simmer for approximatelety 30 minutes, until soft yet stil a little crunchy.
  • Meanwhile, chop green onions using a sharp knife; set aside.
  • Remove membranes then seed sweet red pepper.
  • Cut sweet red pepper into strips, then slice radishes into thin slices; reserve separately.
  • Into a small bowl, whip together all salad dressing ingredients for a few seconds, to well mix together all ingredients.
  • Really well drain done brown rice, into a glass bowl.
  • Into a small casserole, heat salad dressing for 1 minute; well mix into brown rice.
  • Immediately mix drained pineapple chunks, reserved chopped green onions, sweet red pepper strips, bean sprouts and roasted peanuts into brown rice, until well mixed together.
  • Spoon hot brown rice salad into a mound, into a really hot serving bowl.
  • Arrange reserved radish slices all around brown rice salad, and serve.