Virginia’s Christmas Nut salad

NUT SALAD

Ingredients

1 c brown rice

250g cashews

250g pine nuts

250g sunflower seeds

1 capsicum (red, green, yellow or equivalent combination of all 3) 

6 shallots, finely chopped

2-3 cloves garlic, crushed

6T parsley, finely chopped

6T teriyaki sauce

½ c olive oil

Method

1. Grill nuts separately, one variety at a time, until golden brown.  Watch carefully.  Cool and place in a container.

2.  Finely dice capsicum, shallots, garlic and parsley.  Place these ingredients in a separate container.

3.  Cook brown rice for 30 minutes.  Drain rice and allow to cool.  When cool, rice can be mixed with ingredients in Step 2 (above).

4.  Just before serving, mix all ingredients together, add teriyaki sauce & olive oil and serve in a salad bowl.