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Wild Rice and Tuna Nicoise Salad

Healthy Week: Lunches 4 {Wild Rice and Tuna Nicoise Salad}

Erica
5 from 1 vote
Servings 5

Ingredients
 

Instructions
 

  • Cook the rice according to my Perfect Brown Rice directions, except boil the wild rice 20 minutes, then add the brown rice and boil both 30 minutes. Proceed as per the recipe. Cool completely and toss with 1/2 t kosher salt.
  • I keep the salad components separated until I'm ready to eat (see photo), but each salad consists of the following: an egg, a couple grape tomatoes, capers, nicoise olives, chopped red bell pepper, 1/2 c tuna (drain off only half the oil), a handful of salad greens, and a pinch fresh cracked pepper. When I'm ready to eat, I add 1/3 c rice (give the rice a quick zap in the microwave; cold rice is not good) and a squeeze of fresh lemon. The olive oil from the tuna will pair with the lemon juice to dress the salad. Yields: 5 servings.

Calorie count is purely an estimate calculated using an online application to serve as a guide and not to be taken as accurate nutritional information. Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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