Cold Asian Brown Rice Salad

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 1/2 cups brown rice (measured uncooked)
• 1 large carrot, grated
• 3 tablespoons chopped cilantro
• 1/2 cup dry roasted peanuts, chopped
• 3 green onions, diced small
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 2 tablespoons lime juice
• 2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic
• 1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 cook the brown rice according to package. or try it the way my friend says she makes it- boil it like pasta in a couple quarts of water and drain! i haven't tried this yet- let me know how it works.
• 2 meanwhile, prepare dressing and veggies.
• 3 toss rice with dressing and cool in fridge.
• 4 once cooled, add veggies and toss.
• 5 if not serving right away, reserve peanuts until just before serving so they will not get soggy.
• 6 serve cold.