Brown Rice Salad (Gluten Free)
This gluten free Brown Rice Salad is a fresh, protein-packed meal that’s quick to throw together and easy to customize. Perfect for meal prep, picnics, or using up leftover brown rice, it’s light, filling and ready in minutes with minimal cleanup.
Ingredients
- 3-5 pieces of lettuce
- 3-5 pieces of turkey cold cut
- 2 hard boiled eggs or just egg whites
- 2-3 slices crispy turkey bacon
- 4 slices of cucumber
- 1 cup brown rice cooked
- 2-3 tbsp balsamic vinegar or dressing
Instructions
- Cook 1 cup of brown rice according to the package directions. Once cooked, set it aside to cool slightly.
- On a clean cutting board, lay out the lettuce, turkey cold cuts, hard-boiled eggs (or egg whites), crispy turkey bacon, and cucumber slices. Carefully chop all these ingredients into small, uniform, bite-sized pieces. The goal is to get everything finely diced so it blends well in the salad.
- Transfer all of your finely chopped ingredients into a medium-sized salad bowl.
- Spoon the cooked brown rice over the chopped ingredients in the bowl.
- Drizzle generously with 2 to 3 tablespoons of your favorite balsamic vinegar or dressing.
- Using a fork, thoroughly mix all the ingredients together until the dressing coats everything evenly and the rice is well incorporated.