Rainbow rice

Kids' lunchbox recipe for 2 big kids or 4 small people, takes only 20 mins; recipe has basmati rice, red pepper, cucumber, carrot, dried apricot, pumpkin seed, olive oil and orange.

Rainbow rice

Rainbow rice

Recipe by Chef Soomro Course: Kids lunchbox
Servings

2 big kids or 4 small

servings
Prep time

10 mins

Ingredients

  • Basmati Rice: 100g basmati rice, long grain rice or brown rice
  • Red Pepper: 1 small red pepper, deseeded and finely chopped
  • Cucumber: 1/2 cucumber, deseeded and finely chopped
  • Carrot: 1 large carrot, grated
  • Dried Apricot: 6 dried apricots, chopped
  • Pumpkin Seed: 2 tbsp toasted pumpkin seed or sunflower seeds
  • Olive Oil: 2 tbsp olive oil
  • Orange: 1/2 orange, juice only

Directions

  1. Cook the rice as per pack instructions. Drain, rinse and drain again. Mix with the red pepper, cucumber, grated carrot, dried apricots and toasted pumpkin seeds. Drizzle over olive oil and the orange juice.