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    Brown Rice Citrus Salad {Vegan & Gluten-Free}

    Published: Apr 15, 2016 · Modified: Jan 2, 2022 by Margaret · This post may contain affiliate links · This blog generates income via ads · Leave a Comment

    This easy brown rice citrus salad offers a pleasing blend of flavors and textures - a great side dish, but hearty enough for a meal!

    Brown Rice Citrus Salad - this easy vegan and gluten-free recipe offers a pleasing blend of flavors and textures - great for a side dish, but hearty enough for a meal! | VeggiePrimer.com
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    My daughter has been fighting a cold and asked me to make her something “healthy” for dinner. This usually means a big green salad but we needed to go grocery shopping. We were out of fresh greens. What to do, what to do…

    I took a quick inventory of our kitchen. A nearly overripe pineapple sat on the counter. One lone orange rested in the fruit bowl. Half a cucumber was dying a slow death in the vegetable crisper - but fortunately it was accompanied by another with a little more life left in it. What could I do with these ingredients?

    I decided to make a grain salad. I opted for short grain brown rice, but quinoa or another type of grain could also work.

    Ingredients

    Brown Rice Citrus Salad - this easy vegan and gluten-free recipe offers a pleasing blend of flavors and textures - great for a side dish, but hearty enough for a meal! | VeggiePrimer.com

    If I followed my own advice and had some cooked grains on hand, this brown rice citrus salad could have been ready in minutes. I had to wait for the rice to cook, but that gave me time to chop the fruit and veggies. I ultimately decided to combine:

    • brown rice
    • orange
    • pineapple
    • cucumber
    • onion
    • garbanzo beans
    • cashews
    • teriyaki sauce

    Grain salads are great. They make a hearty meal and it’s easy to mix and match different ingredients. I thought teriyaki sauce would enhance the citrus flavors in this combo, but I encourage you experiment with what you have!

    Brown Rice Citrus Salad - this easy vegan and gluten-free recipe offers a pleasing blend of flavors and textures - great for a side dish, but hearty enough for a meal! | VeggiePrimer.com

    📖 Recipe

    Brown Rice Citrus Salad - this easy vegan and gluten-free recipe offers a pleasing blend of flavors and textures - great for a side dish, but hearty enough for a meal! | VeggiePrimer.com
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    Brown Rice Citrus Salad

    This easy vegan and gluten-free recipe offers a pleasing blend of flavors and textures - a great side dish, but hearty enough for a meal!
    Prep Time 15 minutes
    Cook Time 45 minutes
    Total Time 1 hour
    Servings 4
    Author Veggie Primer

    Ingredients

    • 1 cup short grain brown rice
    • 2 cups water
    • 1 large orange peeled and chopped into 1 inch chunks
    • 2 cups fresh 1 inch pineapple chunks
    • 1 large cucumber peeled, seeded and chopped into ½ inch chunks
    • ½ large red onion diced
    • 1 15.5 oz can low sodium garbanzo beans chickpeas, drained
    • 1 cup raw cashews
    • ¼ cup Teriyaki Sauce

    Instructions

    • Combine rice and water in a large sauce pan and bring to a boil. (Or cook rice in a rice cooker - follow manufacturer’s instructions - and skip to step 4.)
    • Reduce heat and simmer with cover vented for 45 minutes.
    • Remove from heat, cover fully and allow cooked rice to sit for 10 minutes.
    • While rice is cooking, prep orange, pineapple, cucumber and onion.
    • Combine orange, pineapple, cucumber, onion, chickpeas and cashews in a large mixing bowl and stir in Teriyaki Sauce.
    • Serve immediately or refrigerate for later (1-2 days) - best served at room temperature.

     Note: I do not include nutrition information with my recipes because I subscribe to the theories presented in the book Whole and believe we should focus on eating a variety of whole foods instead of counting calories or keeping track of individual nutrients.

    Brown Rice Citrus Salad - this easy vegan and gluten-free recipe offers a pleasing blend of flavors and textures - great for a side dish, but hearty enough for a meal! | VeggiePrimer.com
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