Grains Recipe ⇝ Wild Rice and Pepper Salad

A crunchy, cool, refreshing salad with a hint of lemon that goes great with grilled chicken on warm summer nights!

Ingredients

• 2 cups long grain and wild rice mix, cooked
• ½ cup chopped red bell pepper
• ½ cup chopped yellow bell pepper
• ¼ cup chopped green onion
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon grated lemon zest
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
• ¼ cup reduced-fat mayonnaise

Cooking Directions

1. Combine cooked rice, red bell pepper, yellow bell pepper, green onion, lemon juice, lemon zest, salt, and pepper in a bowl.
2. Stir the mayonnaise into the rice mixture.
3. Cover and refrigerate until cold, about 1 hour.

Nutrition Facts

• calories146.8
• carbohydrateContent22.3 g
• cholesterolContent5.3 mg
• fatContent5.4 g
• fiberContent2.3 g
• proteinContent3.9 g
• saturatedFatContent0.8 g
• sodiumContent251.1 mg
• sugarContent2.8 g