Recipe

Picnic Salad Recipe

Add Step-by-Step Photos	Californiacook / All my dishes 7 months ago Colorful & easy salad to prepare. Great for bbqs, picnics or any time side dish. You can add in cooked shrimp, if desired. The idea is from Cooking Light, with my own alterations. Prep:10m Cook:5m Servings:10	Californiac
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Ingredients

2 cups rice or couscous -- uncooked

3/4 cup sun-dried tomatoes -- packed in oil, chopped

olive oil

1/2 pound spinach -- washed

2 garlic cloves -- minced

2 cups fat feta cheese -- crumbled

red onion -- finely diced - to taste

1/4 cup kalamata olives -- chopped pitted

2 teaspoons fresh oregano -- chopped

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

1 can garbanzo beans (15 1/2-ounce) rinsed and drained

3 tablespoons pine nuts -- toasted

Cooked shrimp - optional

Directions

Cook rice or couscous according to package directions. Cool to room temperature. Set aside.

Heat 1 1/2 teaspoons oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add spinach and garlic. Saute 3 minutes or until spinach wilts.

Combine rice or couscous, tomatoes, spinach mixture, cheese, onion, and next 5 ingredients (through garbanzo beans). Drizzle with 1 tablespoon oil, if desired. Toss gently to coat. Sprinkle with pine nuts.

Note: Cooking time may vary depending on whether you use rice or couscous, or add in cooked shrimp.

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