Salads and Vegetables: Salads: Happy Health Salad

Try this colorful rice salad.

Author: CalorieKing
Date: December 10, 2010

Serves: 12 person(s)
Yield: 12 x 1/2 cup servings

Preparation Time: 10 mins
Cooking Time: 30 mins
Extra Time: 35 mins (for pre-cooking rice)

Ingredients:

1/2 cup thinly sliced celery
1/2 cup shredded cabbage
1/2 cup thinly sliced spring onions
2 Tbsp chopped capers (optional)
4 cup cooked brown rice (or white rice)
1 small carrot (3.5 oz)
1 tomato, seeded and diced (3.5 oz)
1/4 cup fat-free French dressing
1 medium cucumber, unpeeled, thinly sliced

Directions:

In a large bowl, combine the celery, cabbage, onions, capers, rice, carrot, and tomato.

Moisten the combined salad ingredients by mixing the French dressing into the salad.

Transfer the salad to a serving platter. Garnish the outside rim of the salad with the thinly sliced cucumber.

Variations:

A little curry powder and some raisins can be added to the salad for an interesting variation.

Serving suggestions are not included in the nutritional analysis.