Tomato Basil Rice Salad

4 cups cooked brown rice
1 2.5 ounce can sliced black olives, drained
6 scallions sliced thin (include 3" green)
1 cup cooked green peas
2 large tomatoes chopped (unpeeled)
1/2 cup shredded basil leaves
1/3 cup salted, shelled sunflower seeds
4 Tbsp. olive oil
1 1/2 Tbsp. balsamic vinegar
salt and pepper to taste

Combine first 7 ingredients.
Whisk oil, vinegar, salt and pepper.
Add to rice mixture and toss.
6 Servings

Tomatoes are rich in lycopene, flavonoids and other phyto-chemicals with anticarcinogenic properties. Tomatoes are an excellent source of vitamin C (the vitamin C is most concentrated in the jelly-like substance that surrounds the seeds). They also contain vitamin A and B-complex vitamins, potassium and phosphorus. A tomato grown in a hothouse has half the vitamin C content as a vine-ripened tomato.