Mediterranean Brown Rice Salad

Name: Mediterranean Brown Rice Salad
Ingredients: 3 cups cooked brown rice (, cooled but not cold); 2 tomatoes (, diced); 2 cucumbers (, diced (or 1 long English/continental cucumber); 1/2 red onion (, chopped (sub 2 stems green onion); 40g/ 4 cups tightly packed baby rocket/arugula (, roughly chopped (or baby spinach); 1/3 cup coriander/cilantro leaves (, roughly chopped (Note 2); 1/3 cup fresh dill leaves (, roughly chopped (Note 2); 3 tbsp lemon juice; 5 tbsp extra virgin olive oil; 1 garlic cloves (, minced using garlic press); 1/2 tsp Dijon mustard (Note 3); 3/4 tsp salt (, kosher/cooking salt (1/2 tsp table salt); 1/2 tsp black pepper; 1/2 cup black olive slices; 200g/7oz halloumi (, sliced then pan fried in a little olive oil until golden and crispy); Other topping options: feta, parmesan, nuts (Note 4)

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Total Time

55 minutes

Prep Time

15 minutes

Cook Time

40 minutes

Rating

(44)

Ingredients

8 servings

3 cups cooked brown rice (, cooled but not cold)
2 tomatoes (, diced)
2 cucumbers (, diced (or 1 long English/continental cucumber)
1/2 red onion (, chopped (sub 2 stems green onion)
40g/ 4 cups tightly packed baby rocket/arugula (, roughly chopped (or baby spinach)
1/3 cup coriander/cilantro leaves (, roughly chopped (Note 2)
1/3 cup fresh dill leaves (, roughly chopped (Note 2)
3 tbsp lemon juice
5 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1 garlic cloves (, minced using garlic press)
1/2 tsp Dijon mustard (Note 3)
3/4 tsp salt (, kosher/cooking salt (1/2 tsp table salt)
1/2 tsp black pepper
1/2 cup black olive slices
200g/7oz halloumi (, sliced then pan fried in a little olive oil until golden and crispy)
Other topping options: feta, parmesan, nuts (Note 4)