Hearty salad made with arugula, orange slices, brown rice, green beans, avocado, pistachios, and feta cheese. Toss with a simple sweet and tart dressing and you have a beautiful, delicious, and fresh salad!
2cupsfresh green beans,washed, trimmed, and cut into 1-inch pieces
6cupsbaby arugula
2cupscooked brown rice,cooled to room temperature
2large oranges,peeled and sliced into thin rounds or segments
1large avocado,sliced
1/2cupshelled pistachios
1/3cupcrumbled feta cheese
Kosher salt and black pepper,to taste
Instructions
First make the dressing, in a small bowl, combine the oil, rice wine vinegar, lemon juice, green onion, Dijon mustard, honey, garlic, salt, and pepper. Whisk until well combined. You can also put all the ingredients in a jar with a tight lid and shake. Set the dressing aside.
Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the green beans and cook for 3 to 4 minutes or until green beans are tender but still crisp. Don’t overcook. Drain the green beans and put in a large bowl of ice water. Let them sit in the ice bat for 5 minutes. Drain well and pat dry.
In a large serving bowl, add the arugula, brown rice, oranges, avocado, pistachios, feta cheese, salt, and black pepper.
Drizzle with dressing and gently toss until combined. Serve immediately.