Recipe: <!-- -->Brown Rice Salad with Cherries and Chicken<!-- --> | Whole Foods Market

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup brown basmati rice, rinsed
• 1 1/2 teaspoons fine sea salt, divided
• 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
• 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
• 1 shallot, finely chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 pound cherries, pitted and quartered
• 1 pound prepared grilled or roasted chicken breast, diced (about 3 1/2 cups)
• 2 cucumbers, peeled and diced
• 1/2 small red onion, thinly sliced
• 1/2 cup pecan halves, toasted and chopped
• 1/2 cup finely sliced basil