Orange Apricot Rice Salad

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon orange zest
• 2 tablespoons orange juice
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
• 3 cups cold cooked rice (i use brown rice.)
• 1 cup baby spinach leaves, losely packed and torn into bite-size pieces
• 1/2 cup chopped dried apricot
• 3 green onions, sliced
• pine nuts, toasted

Recipe

• 1 mix all ingredients for the dressing together and set aside.
• 2 in large bowl add all the salad ingredients, except pine nuts.
• 3 pour dressing over rice mixture tossing to coat.
• 4 cover and refrigerate at least 1 hour before serving.
• 5 sprinkle with toasted pine nuts and serve.
• 6 the cooking time does not include the time to prepare the rice, it is the refrigeration time needed for salad.