Middle Eastern Rice Salad

Transform a bowl full of brown rice into a delicious Middle Eastern Salad. Filled with fat burning ingredients this dish is a real treat. The flavors will jazz up your taste buds and it only takes about 20 minutes to prepare this dish.

Ingredients

Olive oil: 2 tbsp
sweet onion, thinly sliced: 1/2 (about 3/4 cup)
1 (16-ounce) can chickpeas, properly rinsed and drained
Ground cumin: 1/2 tsp
Salt: 1/4 tsp
Freshly ground black pepper
Cooked brown rice: 3 cups
Chopped pitted dates: 1/2 cup
Chopped fresh mint: 1/4 cup
Chopped fresh parsley: 1/4 cup

Preparation

- Start by heating the oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Now, add Onion and cook and stir often until onion starts to turn brown. After that, remove it from heat and mix in chickpeas, salt, and cumin. You can also add fresh ground pepper according to your taste.

- Now, add rice, onion-chickpea mixture, mint, dates and parsley in a large bowl. Mix well until thoroughly combined. Now your dish is ready to be served.