Bean and Lentil Rice Salad

A good vegan recipe that is great with a salad, you could even use this as a filling in a large lettuce leaf and use it to make vegan tacos!

Ingredients:
- 4 Tablespoons dried crushed onion
- 1 1/2 Cup uncooked brown rice
- 4 Tablespoons Green split peas (dried)
- 5 dried Bay Leaves
- 1 can organic mixed bean salad
- 2 long red chilli's with their seeds removed, finely cut up!
- 2 Teaspoons Thyme
- 2 Teaspoons Oregano
- 1 heaped Teaspoon ground garlic powder
- A few cracks of rock salt and black pepper to taste
- Juice of 1 Lemon


Method:

Cook your rice with the 5 bay leaves, and in a separate large saucepan or small pot add some water to cook them until they are soft.

Once the rice and split peas have both been cooked, drain them and add them to a large bowl.

Then add your beans, chilli's, thyme, oregano, garlic, salt, pepper and Lemon.

Mix together and add a little more lemon juice or salt and pepper if desired.