Salad:

6 cups cooked brown rice or other rice/grain

  of choice, about 1.5 cups dry

4 radishes, quartered and sliced

2 apples (granny smith or other preference), 

  chopped into ½-inch pieces

½ cup walnuts, chopped

Small bunch of parsley (1 oz), leaves chopped

Dressing:

⅔ cup brown rice vinegar

2 Tbsp lime juice

2 Tbsp Dijon mustard

1 tsp salt

¾ cup extra-virgin olive oil

In a large bowl, combine rice, radishes, apples, walnuts and parsley. In a medium bowl, whisk together vinegar, lime juice, Dijon mustard and salt.

Add olive oil in a slow stream while whisking or combine all ingredients in a blender.

Add dressing to salad mixture and toss together. Finish with fresh ground black pepper and additional parsley if desired.

Recipe courtesy of chef and wellness coach Marie O’Brien, NBCHWC, of Real Food FiXx. For appointments and more information, call 914.450.8508, email [email protected] or visit RealFoodFixx.com.