Name: Brown rice salad with chickpeas with cavolo nero
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: 1 cup leftover cooked brown rice; 1 bunch spring onions; 2 cloves of garlic; ½ red pepper; ½ tsp oregano; ½ tsp cumin seeds; 1.2 tsp chilli flakes (optional); 1 tsp stock powder; 1 cup chopped cavolo nero; ½ tin chickpeas, drained; 2 Tbsp chopped parsley; 50g feta, crumbled (optional)

Brown rice salad with chickpeas with cavolo nero

19 Aug 2025

by Wholeness

Prep Time

5 minutes

Cook Time

15 minutes

Total Time

20 minutes

Brown rice salad with chickpeas with cavolo nero

Background

If you have some leftover brown rice, you can turn it into a tasty and wholesome meal with chickpeas, cabbage and a kick of spice. This brown rice salad with chickpeas with cavolo nero is quick & easy to make, full of flavour - perfect for a midweek meal. A sprinkle of parsley and some crumbled feta add a fresh and creamy finish.

Ingredients

1 cup leftover cooked brown rice
1 bunch spring onions
2 cloves of garlic
½ red pepper
½ tsp oregano
½ tsp cumin seeds
1.2 tsp chilli flakes (optional)
1 tsp stock powder
1 cup chopped cavolo nero
½ tin chickpeas, drained
2 Tbsp chopped parsley
50g feta, crumbled (optional)

Instructions

Thinly cut the spring onion and garlic. Finely chop the red pepper.
Heath the oil a pan and sauté the spring onion and red pepper for 5 minutes.
Add the garlic, cumin seeds, chilli flakes and oregano and stir for a minute.
Add half a glass of water and the stock powder, then bring to the boil.
Add the cavolo nero, put a lid on and steam for 5 minutes.
Add the chickpeas and warm through.
Mix in the rice and warm through. Season to taste.
Fold in the parsley and crumbled feta, if used, then serve.

https://cooktogether.com/recipe-items/brown-rice-salad-with-chickpeas-with-cavolo-nero/

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