Brown and Red Rice with Avocado, Black Beans and Broccoli

A delicious and super healthy one pot dish. The broccoli lightly steams over the rice conserving nutrients and adding bite to the soft rice and beans. A zingy and garlicky spicy dressing brings the whole thing together.

Avocado and Broccoli Rice

المكونات يخدم 2

150 مل (5.25 السائل أوقية) brown rice (use a liquid measuring jug to ensure the correct volume of liquid or use the US cup method to have twice to the volume of liquid to rice)

50 مل (1.75 السائل أوقية) red rice

a few dried mushrooms

وبوصة واحدة (2 و1/2cm) قطعة من الزنجبيل, مفروم

a large garlic clove, مفروم

a green chilli, مفرومة فرما ناعما

100ز (3 و 1/2 أوقية) broccoli florets, sliced vertically

100ز (3 و 1/2 أوقية) chestnut mushrooms, مقطع إلى شرائح

100ز (3 و 1/2 أوقية) black beans drained and rinsed

2 tablespoons of toasted sesame oil

عصير الليمون نصف

2 tablespoons of finely chopped red onion

ملعقة كبيرة من صلصة الصويا

ملعقة صغيرة من رحيق الصبار

الملح والفلفل

a medium ripe avocado




طريقة

Soak the dried mushrooms in a 100ml (3.5 السائل أوقية) من الماء الساخن. Add half of the garlic and ginger to the water.

Rinse the rice and put it in a lidded saucepan with 200ml (7 السائل أوقية) of salted water and bring to the boil. Add the dried mushrooms and the soaking liquid to the pot, reduce to a simmer, وضع غطاء على ويترك على نار خفيفة ل 15 دقيقة

For the dressing put the remaining garlic and ginger in a bowl or jar with the soy sauce, lime juice, agave nectar, chopped chilli, red onion and toasted sesame oil. Add some black pepper, a pinch of salt and shake or stir

After the rice has been simmering for 15 minutes put the broccoli pieces on top, followed by the mushrooms and then the black beans. Put the lid back on and simmer on the lowest heat for a further 10 دقيقة. Check that the rice is cooked and then using a large serving spoon carefully lift the ingredients a couple of times to mix the vegetables through

Serve topped with the dressing and diced avocado over the top