Brown Rice Salad

Yields:	1 batch
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	Preparation	15 minutes
	Cooking	1 hours
	Ready In	2 hours

Ingredients

1/3	cup	vegetable oil
2	cups	rice	brown, uncooked
3	cups	vegetable stock	or water
3/4	cup	salad dressing, french
2/3	cup	water chestnuts	sliced
1/2	cup	sweet red bell pepper	thinly sliced
1/4	cup	onion	minced
1/4	teaspoon	garlic powder	optional
1/8	teaspoon	italian seasoning	optional
3/4	pound	snow pea pods	tips & strings removed
1/2	pound	mushrooms	fresh, thinly sliced

Directions

In a heavy casserole, heat the oil over moderate heat.

Add the rice and sauté for about 5 minutes or until the rice begins to darken; stir often.

Stir in the vegetable stock, cover the pan and reduce the heat to low.

Simmer until the liquid is absorbed; about 1 hour.

When the rice is cooked, toss it while still warm with 1/4 cup french dressing.

Let rice mixture cool.

Add the water chestnuts, red pepper, onion, mushrooms and desired seasonings to the rice, then add another 1/4 cup of dressing and toss.

Chill 1 hour. Meanwhile, cover the snow peas with boiling water.

Let them stand 1 minute, then drain.

Rinse with cold water and pat dry.

Cut the snow peas into 1" pieces and toss them with 1/4 cup dressing with rice mixture.

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