Brown Rice Salad with Spinach and Tomatoes

Here’s a great dish I found using really simple ingredients. It was delicious! It’s also very forgiving…so you can really change it up as you please. I didn’t have dill so I used flat leaf parsley. Try it…it’s delicious! AND healthy!   Brown Rice Salad w/ Spinach and Tomatoes Adapted from Everyday Food|January|February 2010 2 Tbsp extra-virgin olive oil 2 tsp red-wine vinegar 2 Tbsp chopped fresh dill 1 garlic clove, minced 1/4 tsp sugar (I used honey) coarse salt and ground pepper   2 c cooked brown rice   1 medium cucumber, peeled, halved lengthwise, seeded, and sliced 2 c baby spinach 1 pint cherry tomatoes, halved In a large bowl, whisk together oil, vinegar, dill, garlic, and sugar. Season generously with...

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Best and Easiest (no fail) Way to Make Brown Rice

I have to share this with you because I am hoping to have a lot more recipes on here that include brown rice. So, I’m not sure how I stumbled upon this recipe, but I tried it and fell in love. It’s easy and effortless…how can anyone go wrong? Brown Rice Adapted from Pinch My Salt Brown Rice, Water (at least 4 cups to every 1 cup of rice), Kosher salt to taste… So far pretty simple, right!?! …Now here are the insturctions from Pinch of Salt: “Rinse rice in a strainer under cold running water for 30 seconds, swirling the rice around with your hand.  Meanwhile, bring water to a boil in a large pot over high heat.  When water boils, add the rice, stir it once.  Turn heat to medium and boil, uncovered, for 30 minutes, stirring...

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