Leaf Lettuce Salad with Black Rice, Snap Peas and Avocado
Author: Marisa | Uproot Kitchen
Recipe type: Main
Serves: 3
- 2 cups cooked black rice
- 1 large carrot, chopped (1 cup)
- 1 cup chopped sugar snap peas
- ⅓ cup chopped green onion or tops of spring onions
- 1 medium Hass avocado, cubed
- ¼ cup sunflower seeds
- ½ lemon, juiced
- 2 tablespoons avocado oil
- Scant ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 large head of leaf lettuce, about 6 cups packed
- Prepare black rice (also known as forbidden rice) according to package instructions. About ¾ cup dry rice will yield 2 cups cooked.
- Chop up carrots, sugar snap peas, avocado, and green onion, and place them in a bowl. Add in cooked black rice and sunflower seeds.
- Toss the mixture together with lemon juice, oil, and salt.
- Rinse and dry lettuce, and rip or chop the lettuce into bitesize pieces. Add the lettuce to the bowl and toss well before serving.
Recipe by Uproot Kitchen at https://uprootkitchen.com/2016/05/09/leaf-lettuce-salad-with-black-rice/
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