Whole Grain Vegetable Salad | Remedies and Recipes

Ingredients

• 1/2 yellow or orange bell pepper, cut into bite-size pieces
• 1/2 tomato, seeded, cut into bite-size pieces
• 1/4 c radish, chopped
• 1/4 c red onion, chopped
• 1/2 c dried fruit (apricots, raisins, dates, figs, or currants), finely chopped
• 2 Tbsp toasted pine nuts, sesame seeds, or sunflower seeds, or chopped almonds, walnuts, or pecans
• 3 oz low-fat mozzarella cheese, diced
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
• 3 c cooked (and cooled) brown rice, quinoa or wild rice
• Juice of 1 lime
• 2 Tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
• 2 Tbsp fresh chives
• 1 Tbsp fresh mint
• 1 Tbsp fresh cilantro