Ingredients

  • 3 cups rice, cooked use brown or white or any mixture you like
  • 12 cup carrot, finely chopped or shredded
  • 14 cup green onions or 14 cup scallion, finely chopped
  • 12 cup celery, finely chopped
  • 1 chopped apple, skin on, cored
  • 12 cup peanuts or 12 cup other nuts or 12 cup water chestnut, coarsely chopped
  • 12 cup chinese peas or 12 cup snow peas, cut horizontally and in 1/2-inch pcs
  • 12 cup raw spinach, juiliened
  • 12 cup mild salad oil, of your choice
  • 2 tablespoons soya sauce or 2 tablespoons shoyu or 2 tablespoons tamari
  • 3 tablespoons lemon juice or 3 tablespoons lime juice or 3 tablespoons grapefruit juice
  • 1 teaspoon dark sesame oil, in Asian food section
  • 1 small garlic clove, pressed finely or garlic puree

Method

  • Place all the prepared vegetables and fruit in a large salad bowl.
  • Toss with the cooled rice.
  • Sprinkle with 1/2 the nuts, reserving the rest for garnish.
  • Combine the dressing ingredients in a jar with a screw top, shake until combined.
  • Taste for balance.
  • If it needs a little more lemon drizzle in another teaspoon at a time, and retaste.
  • Add a little more soy sauce if you prefer too.
  • Drizzle 1/2 the dressing on the salad, toss.
  • Sample the salad - depending on what kind of rice you use, you may require more dressing.
  • Add more as necessary.
  • Top the salad with the remaining chunky nuts, and serve.