Brown Rice Salad with Crunchy Sprouts and Seeds

Brown Rice Salad with Crunchy Sprouts and Seeds
Brown Rice Salad with Crunchy Sprouts and Seeds
Toasted seeds and nuts add bite to this nutrition-packed salad. We use dried sprouted legumes, which are even more healthful than ordinary beans and more convenient than sprouting your own. (Cooked lentils and mung beans work well, too.) A vibrant chive vinaigrette brings it all together.
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  • Served Person: Makes 8 servings
Salad Rice Side Vegetarian High Fiber Lunch Almond Legume Zucchini Healthy Low Cholesterol Vegan Seed Bon Appétit Sugar Conscious
  • freshly ground black pepper
  • 1/2 cup cooked brown rice
  • 2 scallions, thinly sliced
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt plus more
  • 2 tablespoons (or more) fresh lemon juice
  • Carbohydrate 30 g(10%)
  • Fat 26 g(40%)
  • Fiber 8 g(32%)
  • Protein 13 g(25%)
  • Saturated Fat 3 g(17%)
  • Sodium 326 mg(14%)
  • Calories 389

Preparation Purée chives, oil, 2 tablespoons lemon juice, and 1 teaspoon salt in a food processor until smooth. Strain chive vinaigrette through a fine-mesh sieve into a small bowl. Cook dried sprouted legumes in a large pot of lightly salted boiling water until just tender, about 5 minutes. Cover pot; remove from heat. Let stand for 3 minutes; drain. Rinse legumes under cold water to cool; drain. Transfer to a large bowl. DO AHEAD: Vinaigrette and legumes can be made 1 day ahead. Cover separately; chill. Add zucchini, rice, scallions, seeds, nuts, and chive vinaigrette to bowl with legumes; toss to combine. Season to taste with salt, pepper, and more lemon juice, if desired.

Preparation Purée chives, oil, 2 tablespoons lemon juice, and 1 teaspoon salt in a food processor until smooth. Strain chive vinaigrette through a fine-mesh sieve into a small bowl. Cook dried sprouted legumes in a large pot of lightly salted boiling water until just tender, about 5 minutes. Cover pot; remove from heat. Let stand for 3 minutes; drain. Rinse legumes under cold water to cool; drain. Transfer to a large bowl. DO AHEAD: Vinaigrette and legumes can be made 1 day ahead. Cover separately; chill. Add zucchini, rice, scallions, seeds, nuts, and chive vinaigrette to bowl with legumes; toss to combine. Season to taste with salt, pepper, and more lemon juice, if desired.