Brown Rice Salad with Citrus-Thai Basil Vinaigrette

Recipe courtesy Bobby Flay

Show: Boy Meets GrillEpisode: Asian Inspired

Rated: 4 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (12)

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Prep Time:
20 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
4 servings

Times:

Prep: 20 min
Inactive Prep: 30 min
Cook: --
Total:: 50 min

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Ingredients

2 cups cooked brown rice
2 carrots, grated
1 cup pea pods, thinly sliced on an angle
1 small red onion, halved and minced
6 green onions, thinly sliced on an angle
Citrus-Thai Basil Vinaigrette, recipe follows
Chopped fresh cilantro, Thai basil, and/or mint leaves, for garnish

Directions

Combine rice and vegetables in a large bowl. Add the vinaigrette and stir to combine. Let the salad sit at room temperature for 30 minutes before serving. Garnish with desired herbs.

Citrus-Thai Basil Vinaigrette:

3/4 cup orange juice

1/4 cup lime juice

1/2 cup fresh Thai basil leaves, chopped (substitute regular basil or mint leaves if needed)

1 cup fresh cilantro leaves

1 teaspoon kosher salt

1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

1 heaping tablespoon honey

1/2 cup canola oil

Combine all ingredients in a blender and blend for 1 minute

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recipe Brown Rice Salad with Citrus-Thai Basil Vinaigrette
Mary Plano, TX 08-31-2009
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Fabulous!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Found the flavors spectacular...I must admit, I didn't read the recipe through. I chopped up the basil and cilantro and... added it to the rice instead of blending it in the dressing. It did need a "tweak"...I added a few tablespoons of teriyaki sauce and a finely chopped jalapeno to the dressing...found it perfect! Doubled the dressing to have extra to use on an "oriental chicken salad" with shredded chicken and some pasta, water chesnuts and snow peas.Read more
recipe Brown Rice Salad with Citrus-Thai Basil Vinaigrette
Jenna Minneapolis, MN 08-26-2008
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hits the spot!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

It's totally yum-o! The dressing is marvelous and refreshing! I used frozen peas b/c I didn't have the pea pods and it was... just fine. Most definitely would have been better with pea pods, though.Read more
recipe Brown Rice Salad with Citrus-Thai Basil Vinaigrette
mo Mountain View, CA 07-23-2008
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Great summer salad
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

Our party enjoyed the salad. We added an additional TB of honey to the dressing which I think helped. I agree with other... reviewers that it needed something else..maybe the coconut milk as recommended by someone else. We served it with salmon coated in a tandoori masala/brown sugar rub - perfect together....and of course mojitos. :)Read more
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Anonymous 06-23-2008
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Tasty, Perfect for brown-baggers
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

really enjoyed this salad. made it on sunday and took it to work for lunch all week.
recipe Brown Rice Salad with Citrus-Thai Basil Vinaigrette
JULIET Denver, CO 06-15-2008
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Good
Rated: 3 stars out of 5

This was good but it needs tweaking. I would leave out the red onion, the scallion is more than enough, and it also needs a... little somtething, but I cant quite figure out what. Maybe a little champagne or white wine vinegar. Will make again but with modifications. Thanks!Read more
recipe Brown Rice Salad with Citrus-Thai Basil Vinaigrette
Anonymous 06-11-2008
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Something didn't turn out right...
Rated: 3 stars out of 5

I can't quite figure out what I did wrong. It took quite a bit longer than I expected to prepare. The rice was bland tasting... and the vinaigrette tasted too much like orange juice. I actually forgot to put the OJ in it to begin with and just had the rest of the ingredients. Then I realized I forgot the OJ and figured that was what was missing. Well it tasted better before I added it. If I try it again I will reduce the amount of OJ.Read more