This Rice and Beet Salad is a perfect salad to pack into a Tupperware container so you have something healthy to eat while traveling on the road or in the air, at work, at school or wherever! It features whole grains for fiber, beets for cleansing, walnuts for omega-3, cilantro for pulling heavy metals out of your blood, and romaine lettuce for vitamin C to strengthen your immune system. This salad also has a high water content to keep you hydrated.
Pack in an airtight container so the veggies maintain their freshness and crispness.
Also, pack foods in a specific order in your containers. With the rice and beet salad, you’ll notice that the rice and beets are on the bottom, while the romaine and cilantro are on top. Mix them all together just before eating and they will maintain their crispness for sure.
Here are the ingredients for 1 serving of this super-salad for travelers:
½ cup short grain brown rice
1 cup water
2 medium beets
½ head romaine lettuce
1 small bunch cilantro (or flat leaf parsley, dill)
handful of walnuts
Here are the ingredients for a Maple-Mustard Dressing that goes well with this salad. If your travel plans include flying, however, it is advisable to put the dressing in a separate small bottle (max. 100 ml.) so it will not be confiscated at the security checkpoint:
1 Tbsp. cold-pressed olive oil
2 tsp. mustard
1 tsp. maple syrup
1 tsp. apple cider vinegar
pinch sea salt and cracked black pepper
The preparation instructions to make this salad are on the next page …