Curry Brown Rice Salad

Curry Brown Rice Salad

This is a great and easy cold salad which is very refreshing and delightfully different.  The variety of colors makes it very pleasing to the eye as well and a great addition to your outdoor barbecues.

Ingredients:

• 1C cooked brown rice
• ½ C parsley, chopped
• 1/3 C red onion, chopped
• 1/3 C celery, chopped
• 1/3 C red pepper, chopped
• 1 small apple, chopped
• 3 T chopped dried cranberries
• 3 T toasted sunflower seeds
• 1-2 T fat-free mayonnaise
• ¼ cup plain soy yogurt
• 1 T rice wine vinegar
• ¾ tspn curry
• Salt and pepper to taste

Preparation:

1. Combine rice, parsley, red onion, celery, red pepper, apple, cranberries and sunflower seeds in a large bowl.
2. Combine mayonnaise, yogurt. vinegar and curry in a small bowl. Mix well.
3. Add mayonnaise mixture to rice 3 mixture.
4. Cover and refrigerate for 30. minutes before serving to let flavors blend.