If cooking raw rice especially for this, cook it per package instructions
Combine the pumpkin, syrup, vinegar, ground cinnamon and black pepper in a bowl and stir well. This mixture doesn't need cooking
Mix in the hot brown rice then add the apple, onion, raisins, walnuts, parsley and oil to the rice mixture and mix through evenly
Season with salt to taste and serve warm
To freeze, follow direction 1 and place the mixture in a freezer bag. Put the cooked rice in a seperate bag. In a 3rd bag place the remaining ingredients and place all 3 bags in 1 larger bag to keep them together
Defrost all bags to serve. Warm the rice through. Let the pumpkin mixture and the apple/onion mixture both get to room temperature. Mix everything together. Serve warm
This is great as both a main dish and as a side
