Tangy Veggie & Brown Rice Salad – Lotus Foods

Ingredients

• 1½ cups Lotus Foods Regenerative Organic Brown Basmati Rice
• 2 cups parsley, chopped
• 1 shallot, finely diced
• 1 pint cherry tomatoes, halved
• ½ cucumber, diced
• 1 cup artichoke hearts, chopped
• ½ cup kalamata and green olives, sliced
• 1 tsp fresh thyme leaves (or ½ tsp dried)
• 2 cloves garlic, grated finely or minced
• 1 can chickpeas, drained & rinsed
• ⅓ cup extra virgin olive oil
• ¼ cup lemon juice
• 1 tsp oregano
• 2 tsp Dijon mustard
• 1 tsp sea salt
• ½ tsp freshly cracked pepper