RECIPE: Wild Rice and Arugula Salad

Need to give your salad some girth without bulking up?

Wild Rice is the perfect grain to making your salad more filling without packing on pounds in the process.  Wild rice has twice the protein of brown rice, is high in fiber and essential minerals and vitamins.

The arugula bring the benefits of leafy greens.  It’s alkalinic and detoxifying, high in chlorophyll and antioxidants, and is anti-inflammatory.  Sun dried tomatoes deliver calcium and magnesium, which are great for cardiovascular health.  So this salad is a super hearty, super healthy serving of goodness!

Bring 4 cups of water to a boil, Add 1 cup wild rice

let cook until water gone (~ 45 min)

While rice is cooking, in a large dish combine:

1/2 5 oz sleeve goat cheese

1/2 cup chopped Sun Dried Tomatoes

4-5 cups of arugula

1 Tbsp olive oil

1 tsp ground black pepper

1 tsp dried basil

1 /2 tsp sea salt

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Serve on bed of arugula.

Serve Warm or cold.

Keeps in Fridge all week.

Tastes great in a toasted tortilla.