Bean and Rice Salad

Name: Bean and Rice Salad
Total time: 25 min
Ingredients: 1 unit tomato; 1 clove garlic; 2 tbsp olive oil; 2 pinches salt; 2 units carrot; 1 cup rice; 1/4 unit red onion; 1 small jar pinto bean; 3 oz lettuce

ekilu Team

“This salad is delicious and can be made with that can of cooked legumes you bought recently! Wash and cut a couple fresh veggies, and add a bit of whole grain rice, and cooked beans, and a drizzle of oil, lemon juice, and salt and….ta-da! This salad is ready to go.”

ingredients

Difficulty

Easy

Time

25'

Fresh ingredients

tomato

1 unit

garlic

1 clove

carrot

2 units

red onion

1/4 unit

lettuce

3 oz

Pantry ingredients

olive oil

2 tbsp

salt

2 pinches

rice

1 cup

pinto bean

1 small jar

Instructions

Add a tablespoon of olive oil to a pot, and when it's hot add a sliced clove of garlic. When they begin to color, add a cup of rice. Stir for several minutes then add the two cups of hot water and a bit of salt. Cook on low for 5-7 minutes and then lower the heat and cook on low for 8 more minutes. If at this time the rice has absorbed all the water and is still hard, add more water. Let it stand with the lid on for some time. Let it cool to later serve in the salad.

Wash the lettuce and slice. Finely chop the onion.

Wash the tomato and dice into medium size cubes. Peel and shred the carrot.

Add the lettuce, onion, tomato, and shredded carrot to a salad bowl. Gently toss the ingredients.

Add the rice, and the drained beans. Mix and serve.