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Meet Your New Favorite Summer Dish

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June 20, 2019

A rice salad with fresh veggies, herbs and lemon vinaigrette—it’s a total crowd pleaser. Make one that’s even more delicious and healthier with your secret weapon: RightRice. RightRice is made from a blend of more than 90% vegetables and pulses, including lentils, chickpeas, and peas, plus rice, and no fillers or preservatives. It has more than twice the protein, 5 times the fiber and almost 40% fewer net carbs than white rice. Have this salad for dinner, bring it to a barbecue—it’s so simple to make, loaded with great flavor and packed with good nutrition to fuel your fun summer days.

RightRice Summer Salad

SERVES

4

PREP TIME

20 min

COOK TIME

00 min

Ingredients

1 1/3 cups water

1 bag RightRice original

2 cups Summer vegetables:

1 avocado, diced

2 tablespoons shallot, minced

1 cup cucumber, medium diced

1 cup watermelon radish, cut into wedges

¼ cup fresh herbs:

2 tablespoons fresh mint

2 tablespoons fresh parsley

½ cup crumbled soft cheese (we used feta)

¼ cup nuts (we used almonds, chopped)

Vinaigrette:

¼ cup olive oil

3 tablespoons lemon juice

1 tablespoon honey

½ teaspoon lemon zest

½ teaspoon Dijon mustard

1 teaspoon sea salt

1/8 teaspoon white pepper

Directions

In a medium saucepan, bring water to a boil then add RightRice.

Return to a boil, cover and immediately remove from heat.

Let stand, covered, for 10 minutes.

Fluff with a fork then let cool to room temperature.

Place in a serving bowl and top with chopped Summer vegetables and herbs.

Prepare vinaigrette by adding vinaigrette ingredients to a jar, covering with a tight-fitting lid and shaking until emulsified/combined.

Pour over RightRice & Summer vegetables and herbs and stir together to combine.

Top with cheese and nuts then serve at room temperature.

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