Ingredient:

• 1 ¼ cups short-grain brown rice or long-grain brown rice, rinsed
• 1 ½ cups frozen shelled edamame, preferably organic
• 1 ½ cups trimmed and roughly chopped snap peas or snow peas, or thinly sliced broccoli florets
• 1 to 2 tablespoons reduced-sodium tamari or soy sauce, to taste
• 4 cups chopped red cabbage or spinach or romaine lettuce or kale (ribs removed)
• 2 ripe avocados, halved, pitted and thinly sliced into long strips (wait to slice just before serving, see details in step 5)
• Essential garnishes
• 1 small cucumber, very thinly sliced
• Carrot ginger dressing*
• Thinly sliced green onion (about ½ small bunch)
• Lime wedges
• Toasted sesame oil, for drizzling
• Sesame seeds
• Flaky sea salt