Mediterranean Brown Rice Salad

Name: Salad Nasi Merah Mediterania
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 8 porsi
Cuisine: Indonesian
Ingredients: 3 cups cooked brown rice (, cooled but not cold); 2 tomatoes (, diced); 2 cucumbers (, diced (or 1 long English/continental cucumber)); 1/2 red onion (, chopped (sub 2 stems green onion)); 40 g / 4 cups tightly packed baby rocket/arugula (, roughly chopped (or baby spinach)); 1/3 cup coriander/cilantro leaves (, roughly chopped (Note 2)); 1/3 cup fresh dill leaves (, roughly chopped (Note 2)); 3 tbsp lemon juice; 5 tbsp extra virgin olive oil; 1 g arlic cloves (, minced using garlic press); 1/2 tsp Dijon mustard ((Note 3)); 3/4 tsp salt (, kosher/cooking salt (1/2 tsp table salt)); 1/2 tsp black pepper; 1/2 cup black olive slices; 200 g /7oz halloumi (, sliced then pan fried in a little olive oil until golden and crispy); Other topping options: feta, parmesan, nuts (Note 4)

Recipe video above. This Brown Rice Salad looks way too healthy to taste as good as it does! The fresh dill and coriander/cilantro with the bright lemon dressing totally makes it. The perfectly cooked, nutty brown rice helps. Everything else is customisable.Serves 6 to 8 as a side, 4 as a meal. Keep

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Ingredients

8 servings

3 cups cooked brown rice (, cooled but not cold)
2 tomatoes (, diced)
2 cucumbers (, diced (or 1 long English/continental cucumber))
1/2 red onion (, chopped (sub 2 stems green onion))
40 g / 4 cups tightly packed baby rocket/arugula (, roughly chopped (or baby spinach))
1/3 cup coriander/cilantro leaves (, roughly chopped (Note 2))
1/3 cup fresh dill leaves (, roughly chopped (Note 2))
3 tbsp lemon juice
5 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1 g arlic cloves (, minced using garlic press)
1/2 tsp Dijon mustard ((Note 3))
3/4 tsp salt (, kosher/cooking salt (1/2 tsp table salt))
1/2 tsp black pepper
1/2 cup black olive slices
200 g /7oz halloumi (, sliced then pan fried in a little olive oil until golden and crispy)
Other topping options: feta, parmesan, nuts (Note 4)

Steps

Place Dressing ingredients in a jar and shake well to combine.
Place Salad ingredients in a big bowl. Drizzle over Dressing, toss well.
Transfer to serving bowl. If using Halloumi, pile on top.
Serve!

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

179 kkal

Protein 3g (9%)

Carbs 21g (62%)

Fat 10g (29%)

Macronutrients

Calories1799% DV

Protein3g6% DV

Carbs21g7% DV

Fat10g15% DV

*DV = Daily Value based on a 2,000 calorie diet

💰 Cost Estimate

Total Ingredients Rp 3.040

Per Serving Rp 380/serving

🏠 Save ~Rp 6.080 compared to buying!

📋 Price Breakdown (13% ingredients detected)

Ingredient	Amount	Unit Price	Subtotal
cooked brown rice	3 cups	-	-
tomatoes	2	Rp 12.000/kg	Rp 2.400
cucumbers	2	-	-
red onion	0.5	-	-
/ 4 cups tightly packed baby rocket/arugula	40 g	Rp 16.000/kg	Rp 640
coriander/cilantro leaves	0.3333333333333333 cup	-	-
fresh dill leaves	0.3333333333333333 cup	-	-
lemon juice	3 tbsp	-	-
extra virgin olive oil	5 tbsp	-	-
arlic cloves	1 g	-	-
Dijon mustard	0.5 tsp	-	-
salt	0.75 tsp	-	-
black pepper	0.5 tsp	-	-
black olive slices	0.5 cup	-	-
/7oz halloumi	200 g	-	-
Other topping options	-	-	-