Laila – NUTTY BROWN RICE SALAD

NUTTY BROWN RICE SALAD

Prep : 10 MINS
Serves : 2
Cook : 10 MINS

This salad is a perfect balance sweet and savoury, combining seasoned brown rice with assorted nuts and dried fruit. A great way to spruce up leftover rice to create a quick and easy packed lunch to go.

Skill level

Easy
Mild
Vegetarian

Ingredients

150ml vegetable oil
1 medium onion, finely chopped
1 tsp Laila Garam Masala
½ tsp Laila Turmeric Powder
1 pinch Laila Chilli Powder
220g Laila Brown Basmati Rice, cooked
1 apple
1 tbsp Laila Lemon Juice
110g dried apricots, bananas, sultanas, coarsely chopped
110g assorted nuts, coarsely chopped
2 tbsp fresh herbs, chopped
1 tbsp vinegar
Salt and ground pepper, to taste

Method

Heat a splash of oil, add onion and cook until soft. Stir in garam masala, turmeric and chilli powder. Continue to fry for a minute.
Place cooked brown rice in a mixing bowl and stir in the onion and spice mixture with a fork. Core and slice an apple. Dress the slices with lemon juice and add them to the rice mixture along with dried fruits, chopped nuts and herbs. Combine all ingredients thoroughly.
Mix the vegetable oil and vinegar together and use it to moisten the salad, to your liking. Season to taste and serve.