Bamboo Rice Salad with Avocado & Grapes
Various shades of green make up this Bamboo Rice Salad with Avocado & Grapes. This vegan rice salad is remarkably refreshing and light and is made in less than 20 minutes.
Ingredients
For the Salad
- 2/3 cup Bamboo rice
- 1 cup water
- 1/2 English cucumber
- 1 avocado
- 1/2 red apple
- 10-12 green grapes
- salt and pepper
For the Vinaigrette
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons cilantro chopped
Instructions
- Bring water to a boil, add the Bamboo rice and simmer for 10 minutes on simmer. Once cooked, take off heat and leave pan covered for 2-3 minutes. Allow to cool until desired temperature.
- Wash the cucumber, and leave the skin on. Cut in half lengthwise and then cut half moon slices.
- Wash the grapes and cut in half. Dice the avocado. Cut the apple (skin on) in slices.
- Make a vinaigrette by mixing olive oil, lemon juice, salt, pepper and 2 tablespoons of chopped cilantro.
- Mix fruits and vegetables with the cooled rice.
- Mix the vinaigrette with the salad and divide over 2 plates. Tuck a few slices of apple into the salad, so the red skin gives a nice color contrasting effect. Garnish with a few sprigs of cilantro.
Nutrition
Calories: 625kcalCarbohydrates: 71gProtein: 7gFat: 36gSaturated Fat: 5gSodium: 19mgFiber: 9gSugar: 10g