GREEK BROWN RICE SALAD

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This salad has a little taste of Greece. The creamy feta, crunchy cucumber, and salty olives bring out delicious flavors in this salad. Entertaining doesn't get any easier than this. Serve it up with lamb, pork, or chicken. If your guest is vegetarian, you can serve this as a main.

Provided by Only Gluten Free Recipes

Categories Salad Grains Rice Salad Recipes

Time 1h25m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ingredients

1 cucumber, diced
1 cup chickpeas, drained and rinsed
1 cup cooked gluten-free brown rice
1 (4 ounce) package crumbled feta cheese
1 cup sun-dried tomatoes
½ cup chopped red onion
½ cup sliced Kalamata olives
½ cup chopped fresh parsley
2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
salt and ground black pepper to taste

Steps:

Combine cucumber, chickpeas, rice, feta, tomatoes, onion, and olives in a bowl.
Whisk parsley, lemon juice, garlic, basil, and olive oil together in a bowl. Stir dressing into the rice mixture. Season with salt and pepper. Let the salad rest for 1 hour before serving to allow rice to absorb the flavors.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 225.8 calories, Carbohydrate 27.5 g, Cholesterol 16.8 mg, Fat 10.4 g, Fiber 4.2 g, Protein 7.7 g, SaturatedFat 3.7 g, Sodium 733.7 mg, Sugar 5.8 g