Name: Cowboy Rice Salad
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: Brown rice 1½ cups; Water 2¾ cups; Lime juice ⅓ cup; Olive oil ½ cup; Honey 1½ tbsp; Chipotle powder ½ tsp; Cumin ½ tsp; Garlic powder ½ tsp; Salt ¾ tsp; Black pepper ¾ tsp; Green bell pepper 1; Red bell pepper 1; Red onion 1; Corn kernels 1 can 14 oz; Black beans 1 can / 14 oz; Tomatoes 3; Cilantro 1 cup

Ingredients

Adjust Servings:

	1½ cups Brown rice
	2¾ cups Water
	For the dressing:
	⅓ cup Lime juice plus more to taste
	½ cup Olive oil
	1½ tbsp Honey
	½ tsp Chipotle powder (sub with smoked paprika + cayenne pepper
	½ tsp Cumin powder
	½ tsp Garlic powder or 1 garlic clove, minced
	¾ tsp Salt
	¾ tsp Black pepper
	For the salad:
	1 Green bell pepper diced
	1 Red bell pepper diced
	1 Red onion chopped
	1 can 14 oz Corn kernels drained
	1 can / 14 oz Black beans drained and rinsed
	3 Tomatoes watery seeds removed then diced
	1 cup Cilantro coriander/cilantro leaves, roughly chopped

Nutritional information

881

Calories

17.9g

Fat

161.6g

Carbohydrate

23.9g

Protein

0mg

Cholesterol

246mg

Sodium

Cuisine:

American Recipes

Cowboy Rice Salad recipe

Move over Miss Daisy, this Cowboy Rice Salad is coming through. Using authentic Southwestern flavors like lime juice, honey, chipotle, cumin and garlic and salad ingredients of colorful bell peppers, red onions, corn kernels, black beans and juicy tomatoes.

This salad bowl is definitely a top favorite! Don’t forget to mix in some fresh coriander leaves, for that real Southern taste.

To make Cowboy Rice Salad, you will need the following ingredients:

Ingridiens for Cowboy Rice Salad

So, how to make Cowboy Rice Salad?

Steps to make Cowboy Rice Salad

1

Cook rice

20

In a saucepan over medium-high heat, place rice and water and cover. When water starts to bubble, turn down the heat to low and cook for 15 minutes until water has evaporated and rice cooked.
2

Rest rice

10

Remove from heat and take off the lid. Let stand for 10 minutes and then fluff with a fork. Allow to cool to room temperature or refrigerate to cool faster.
3

Prepare dressing

2

In a salad dressing jar, mix the lime juice, olive oil, honey, chipotle powder, cumin powder, garlic powder, salt and pepper to taste. Adjust flavors and spices to your preference.
4

Dress salad

1

Toss salad well, with the prepared dressing.
5

Serve

Serve as is and enjoy!

Yeeha! Cowboy Rice Salad ready in under 30 minutes! Soft rice with colorful and crunchy salad ingredients that everyone will just love, and it’s even vegan friendly too! Try it for yourself and tag #cookmerecipes in your own posts online.

About the author

Nina Cole

Nina dreams of gender equality and for women all over the world to feel empowered and enjoy the same freedom she has. She’s a careful consumer, believing that by being more conscious about the way we live we can make the world a better place! Already a vegetarian, she uses animal products sparingly and tries to produce as little waste as possible. Most of her recipes are vegan as a result!