Oriental-style Seafood Salad

Ingredients

 * 1 cup brown rice
 * 1 med Onion -- chopped
 * 1/2 cup plain lowfat yogurt
 * 3 tbsp cold water
 * 1 1/2 tbsp low sodium soy sauce
 * 3/4 tsp garlic powder
 * 1/4 tsp pepper
 * 3/4 tsp ginger
 * 2 cup cooked Shrimp
 * 1 1/2 cup green beans -- cut
 * 1 cup bean sprouts
 * 1 cup red and green bell peppers
 * chopped

Directions
Preparation: bring rice, chopped Onion and 2 cups of water to a boil in a medium saucepan; cover and simmer 45 minutes until the rice is tender and the water is absorbed. Blanch (or thaw) cut fresh (or frozen) green beans. Whisk together the yogurt, water, soy sauce, garlic powder, pepper and ginger in a small bowl and set aside. Sort and clean the Shrimp. To serve: photo shows salad served on a bed of rice