RAINBOW RICE

Rainbow rice image

This colourful salad is a good way of getting lots of veggies and seeds into your childrens diet

Provided by Lesley Waters

Categories Buffet, Lunch, Side dish, Snack

Time 30m

Yield Serves 2 big kids or 4 small

Number Of Ingredients 8

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

Steps:

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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 450 calories, Fat 19 grams fat, SaturatedFat 3 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 64 grams carbohydrates, Fiber 6 grams fiber, Protein 10 grams protein, Sodium 0.07 milligram of sodium