Mediterranean Rice Salad

Mediterranean Rice Salad

Serves 2

1 cup rice (your choice brown or white)

1 T olive oil

2 small zucchini

1-2 T water

¼ cup fresh basil chopped

A spring of fresh oregano or 1 tsp dried

4 cups lettuce

2 cups arugula

½ cup sliced green olives

Optional: 

½ cup corn

1 sliced avocado

Hard boiled eggs

For extra protein you could add some chick peas, a can of tuna or some chopped chicken.

Or as you can see in the photo my mom (when she made it for us last season) added hard boiled eggs.

Dressing:

1 clove garlic (or 1 stem garlic scapes)

¼ cup olive oil

2 T lemon juice

½ tsp dried marjoram or fresh

2 stems of mint

½ tsp dried thyme or fresh

1 stem fresh tarragon

Salt and pepper