Brown Rice Salad with Italian Tahini Dressing
This easily adaptable and colorful Brown Rice Salad with Italian Tahini Dressing is a hearty side dish or entree perfect for any meal.
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 467kcal
Ingredients
- 4 cups cooked and cooled brown rice
- 15 ounces chickpeas drained and rinsed
- ½ cup chopped red onion
- ½ cup chopped celery
- ½ cup raisins
- ½ cup almonds chopped
- ½ cup chopped parsley
Italian Tahini Dressing:
- 5 tablespoons tahini
- ¼ cup + 2 tablespoons water
- 3 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 ½ tablespoons maple syrup
- 2 teaspoons dried Italian herbs
- 2 clove garlic minced
- black pepper
- Red pepper flakes
Instructions
- Place the cooked and cooled rice in a large bowl. Stir in the chickpeas, red onion, celery, raisins, almonds and parsley.
- Stir the dressing ingredients together in a small bowl and drizzle over the brown rice mixture.
- Toss to combine.
- Chill for 1 hour before serving.
Notes
Use your favorite rice - leftovers are perfect here. You can also use riced cauliflower.
Nutrition
Calories: 467kcal | Carbohydrates: 71g | Protein: 15g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 6g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 0.002g | Sodium: 26mg | Potassium: 654mg | Fiber: 11g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 499IU | Vitamin C: 13mg | Calcium: 133mg | Iron: 5mg