Nutty brown rice salad

Serves: 4
Time to make: 40 mins

Total cost: $ 8.55 / $ 2.14 per serve

(at time of publication)

Ingredients

2 cups brown rice
300g kumarasweet-potatoX, peeled, cut in 1cm cubes
80g snow pea shoots, chopped
½ cup chopped flat-leaf parsley
⅓ cup pistachio kernels, chopped
3 spring onions, ends trimmed and thinly sliced
1 tablespoon salt-reduced soy sauce
2 cloves garlic, crushed
1 teaspoon sesame oil

Instructions

1 Cook brown rice in a large saucepan of boiling water following packet instructions or until rice is tender (should take about 25-30 minutes). Drain and transfer to a large bowl. Set aside for 10 minutes to cool slightly.

2 Arrange kumara in a large bamboo steaming basket. Place over a large saucepan of boiling water. Cover with a lid and steam for about 5 minutes or until just tender. Remove from heat.

3 Add kumara and remaining ingredients to rice. Gently stir to combine and serve.