Janine (from season 4) says, "this is the one that we prepared on the show. I’ve brought it to pot luck events and it’s always a hit."

2 cups cooked brown rice (Janine suggests substituting wild rice for a nuttier flavour)

1 cup cooked corn

1 red pepper, diced

2 chopped green onions

3/4 cup dried cranberries

1 grated carrot

3 tbsp chopped fresh parsley

1 clove garlic, crushed

4 tbsp soy sauce

2 tbsp lemon juice

1/2 cup olive oil

1/4 cup roasted pine nuts or slivered almonds

1/4 cup sunflower seeds

Ground black pepper, to taste

Combine the rice, corn, red pepper, onions, carrot, cranberries and parsley in a large bowl.

In a separate bowl, mix the garlic, soy sauce, lemon juice and olive oil, then pour over the rice mixture.

Add in the nuts and sunflower seeds, plus black pepper to taste.

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