Spinach and Brown Rice Salad with Lime Dressing

This salad is INCREDIBLE!

Place in a large saucepan:

- one cup of brown rice
- 2 1/2 cups of water
- 1/2 of a teaspoon of salt

Bring all of these ingredients to a boil, then turn down the water to a simmer and cook for 30 minutes or until done.

In a large bowl mix together:

- 8 ounces of finely chopped baby spinach leaves
- one finely chopped small red onion
- 3/4 of a cup of toasted pine nuts
- 1/2 of a teaspoon of dried basil
- 1/4 of a teaspoon of ground pepper
- 1/2 of a cup of kalamata olives



Toss the salad, then add some of the Lime Vinagrette from the recipe below.

Lime Vinagrette:

Combine these ingredients, put them in a jar, then shake it well!

- 1 crushed garlic clove
- 1/2 of a cup of olive oil
- 1/4 of a cup of fresh lime juice
- the zest of a whole lime

The Salad without dressing before it's tossed

Enjoy!

The Salad is tossed

Delicious!

- Flavor, Fun and maybe a little mess!