Summer Rice Salad

• 4 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
• 1/2 cup olive oil
• 1 tablespoon fresh sage, minced
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 2 cups spinach leaves, washed,stemed and torn into bite-size pieces
• 2 cups brown rice, cooked and cooled to room temperature
• 2 zucchini, chopped
• 2 celery ribs, chopped
• 2 green onions, chopped
• 1 apple, peeled cored and diced
• 1 cup frozen peas, thawed
• 1 orange, peeled,sectioned and section pieces halved

1. Combine dressing ingredients (vinegar- pepper) in a jar and shake well to combine all ingredients.
2. Combine remaining salad ingredients, starting with the spinach and ending with the orange pieces. Toss.
3. Shake dressing again.
4. Add dressing to salad. Toss.
5. Refrigerate until serving.
6. Toss again before serving.

balsamic vinegar, olive oil, fresh sage, pepper, spinach leaves, brown rice, zucchini, celery, green onions, apple, frozen peas, orange

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/summer-rice-salad-93759 (may not work)