This nutrient-dense vegan salad is even better on the second day after the kale has softened from the olive oil and lemon juice! This is a great way to use leftover brown rice. If you do not have leftover cooked rice on hand then cook 1 ½ cups of rice with just under 3 cups of water and it will equal about 4 cups cooked. When making this salad, make sure your rice has cooled to room temperature. If you have chives growing in your garden, replace the green onions with approximately ½ cup chopped fresh chives.
Ingredients
4 cups
cooked
brown jasmine rice
1½ cups
cooked
garbanzo beans
rinsed and drained
2 cups
chopped
kale
2 large
carrots
diced
4
green onions
chopped
¼ cups
fresh basil
thinly sliced
¼ cups
extra virgin olive oil
1
lemons
juiced
1 teaspoons
Herbamare
freshly ground
black pepper