Rainbow rice

Name: Rainbow rice
Yield: Serves 2 big kids or 4 small
Ingredients: 100g basmati rice long grain rice or brown rice; 1small red pepper deseeded and finely chopped; ½ cucumber deseeded and finely chopped; 1large carrot grated; 6 dried apricots chopped; 2 tbsp toasted pumpkin seed or sunflower seeds; 2 tbsp olive oil; ½ orange juice only

Lesley WatersServes 2 big kids or 4 smallSource

10-30 minutes 30-60 minutes 600 kcal or less basmati rice carrot carrots cucumber cucumbers dried apricot dried apricots goodhealth kids cooking pumpkin seed pumpkin seeds quick red pepper red peppers salad

Ingredients

100g basmati rice long grain rice or brown rice

1small red pepper deseeded and finely chopped

½ cucumber deseeded and finely chopped

1large carrot grated

6 dried apricots chopped

2 tbsp toasted pumpkin seed or sunflower seeds

2 tbsp olive oil

½ orange juice only

Method

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.