Brown Rice Salad

It seems like everyone is anxious for warmer weather these days. (although I wouldn't mind one big snow storm before winter is over.) So I decided to post one of our absolute favorite summer recipes. We eat it alone, or pair it with stuffed tomatoes.

Brown Rice Salad

Ingredients

2 cups cooked brown rice (i've also made it with orzo, and that was pretty good, too)

1 md. carrot, chopped

1 celery rib, chopped

1/2 c cubed chicken (or ham, or both!)

1/2 cup cubed swiss (or american, but i like swiss better)

2 hard boiled eggs, chopped

1/2 cup bell pepper (I prefer red)

3 tbsp mayonnaise

2-3 scallions, chopped

1 tbsp lemon juice

1 tbsp olive oil

1/2 tsp salt 

1/8 tsp pepper

1 small zucchini, chopped

combine all the ingredients in a large bowl, and chill 4 hours to overnight.  Sometimes I mix the mayonnaise, olive oil, salt, pepper, and lemon juice as a dressing, and then add it to everything else. You can always make more of the dressing if you'd like.

Want to know what we're having for dinner tonight? Pork Tenderloin! You can find the recipe here. If you haven't already, check out the Daly Authenticity blog. She also has a passion for cooking, and there are some great recipes on her blog.