Serves: 4 - 6

I love grain based salads. The rice and fresh vegetables paired with sweet but tart dried cherries and the toasted almonds gives the salad a earthy and special flavour. This salad can be a side dish or a main, depending on your guests and your menu.

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Ingredients

Name: Toasted almond brown rice salad with dried cherries
Yield: 4 - 6
Ingredients: 275g long grain brown rice (you can substitute quinoa) 175g diced yellow pepper 200g sliced spinach 100g seeded and diced tomato 110g sliced celery 2 garlic cloves, diced 1 shallot, diced 4 spring onion tops, sliced (the green part only) 1-2 tsp natural cane sugar 30g dried cherries, sliced in half 40g flaked almonds, toasted ¼ tsp salt, or to taste Pepper, to taste

275g long grain brown rice (you can substitute quinoa)

175g diced yellow pepper

200g sliced spinach

100g seeded and diced tomato

110g sliced celery

2 garlic cloves, diced

1 shallot, diced

4 spring onion tops, sliced (the green part only)

1-2 tsp natural cane sugar

30g dried cherries, sliced in half

40g flaked almonds, toasted

¼ tsp salt, or to taste

Pepper, to taste