This spicy rice salad recipe is ideal for summer and al fresco eating. Serve as part of a picnic, if you like.
Ingredients
- 1 large red onion, finely chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- Knob of butter
- 1 tsp cumin seeds
- ½ tsp chilli flakes
- 300g basmati rice
- 650ml vegetable stock, hot
- 400g tin kidney beans, drained and rinsed
- Zest of 1 lime
- Small bunch of fresh coriander, leaves chopped
Method
- 1. In a saucepan with a tightly fitting lid, soften the onion and garlic in the olive oil and butter over a low heat. Increase the heat, add the cumin and chilli and cook, stirring, for
- 2 minutes. Stir in the rice, mixing it with the buttery onion. Pour in the stock, bring to a simmer, cover and cook over a low heat for 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and leave for 5 minutes with the lid on. Fork through the kidney beans, lime zest and seasoning. Cool completely.
- 2. Spoon into plastic containers, seal and freeze for up to 3 months.
- 3. Defrost well, stir in the coriander and serve cold. (If not freezing, add the coriander with the beans and zest, re-cover, leave for 5 minutes
- to warm through, then serve.)
Nutritional info
Per serving (based on 8): 221kcals, 3.7g fat (1.1g saturated), 9.2g protein, 39.3g carbs, 2.6g sugar, 0.8g salt