Rice Artichoke Salad

This is a recipe I adopted from a packaged rice box that wasn’t originally vegetarian. 

2 cups rice

4 cups vegetable broth

2-3 bottles of marinated artichoke hearts, chopped (reserve the liquid)

25 green olives (chopped)

2-3 celery stalks (chopped)

Garlic Powder or if Fresh about 1-2 cloves crushed

Curry Powder (to taste)

4 stalks green onion (chopped)

½ bell pepper (chopped)

½ -1 cup Vegenaise

Cook the rice following the directions on the package using the vegetable broth, I usually add extra spices to the broth for extra flavor (garlic, allspice, pepper, etc.)  Once the rice has cooled off mix it together with the rest of the ingredients in a big bowl, this includes the liquid you reserved from the artichoke hearts.  You can use mayonnaise in place of the Vegenaise if you are not vegan and if you want to use less then what it calls for you can replace ½ of it with plain fat free yogurt or up the spices like curry powder.  This is super easy and always a hit at dinner parties.