Asian Brown Rice and Peanut Salad Toss

Sydney Mike's Note:

This is a very nice tasting & different salad found in Famous Brand Name Recipes cookbook 'WHOLE-WHEAT COOKING.' Preparation time DOES NOT INCLUDE the 30-40 minutes needed for rice to cool to room temperature.

• Total Time: 36 mins
• Prep Time: 6 mins
• Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

• 1 1/2 cups water
• 3/4 cup brown rice, uncooked
• 3 ounces dry roasted peanuts
• 1 (8 ounce) can sliced water chestnuts, drained
• 3 ounces frozen snow peas, thawed, patted dry
• 1/2 cup red onion, chopped
• 1/2 cup green bell pepper, chopped
• 1/4 cup dried sweetened cranberries
• 2 tablespoons cider vinegar
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 2 tablespoons light soy sauce
• 1/4 teaspoon dried red pepper flakes

Directions:

1. In small saucepan, bring water to boil over high heat.
2. Stir in rice, & return to boil.
3. Reduce heat to low, cover & simmer 25 minutes or until rice is tender & liquid is absorbed.
4. With fork, fluff rice & spread out on greased baking sheet.
5. Cool to room temperature, about 30-40 minutes.
6. Meanwhile, place large skillet over medium-high heat.
7. Add peanuts & stirring frequently, toast 3-4 minutes, or until fragrant & beginning to lightly brown.
8. Place in medium bowl.
9. Add water chestnuts, snow peas, onion, bell pepper & cranberries, then add cooled rice.
10. In small bowl, combine vinegar, honey, soy sauce & pepper flakes.
11. Add to rice mixture, then toss to coat.

Reviews

[katew]

Excellent salad ! I subbed rocket for the snow peas and just loved the addition of the water chestnuts and the soy sauce in the dressing. I left out the dried fruit due to personal preference. A big plus here too for me is the versatility. You could add and subtract ingredients here and still get a great Asian feel salad with such a marvellous dressing. Made for ZWT 6.

[MsSally]

Syd, this was so good. Loved the mix of flavors. I replaced the waterchestnuts with carrots cause I forgot to buy the waterchestnuts :(. Thanks for posting.

[LeahRenae]

wow! this is AMAZING!!!! i think the only thing i will do differently next time is cut up the water chestnuts so i get more in every bite :) the ones i used were sliced but were very big around so i think it'd be nice to make them a little smaller. this will be my new "dish-to-pass" dish to take to get togethers. (especially great for the summer cuz there's no dairy or meat which could spoil.)