About the Recipe
Eating Thai Riceberry is a bit of a Rubicon moment - once you've tried it, it's hard to go back to plain white rice. First, it looks so inviting with its rich, deep burgundy colour. Second, it has a great, chewy (but not too chewy) texture. Best of all, it is very good for you! I like putting into substantial main course salads for a healthy, tasty Thai inspired feast.
Ingredients
1 cup (130g / 4.5oz) Thai riceberry or any red or brown rice
2 eggs
1/2 red onion
10 baby tomatoes
1/2 yellow or any coloured bell pepper
1/2 avocado
1/2 eggplant/aubergine
1 small courgette
1 X 400g / 14 oz tin of mixed beans, drained
30g / 1 ozrocket or green leaves
2 - 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
salt & pepper
for the dressing:
1 tbsp French mustard
1 tsp honey
3 tbsp lemon juice
3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
Preparation
how to:
rinse the rice 2 or 3 times with cold water. put the rice in your rice cooker or a saucepan. add water according to your rice cooker markings or the packet instructions and cook
meanwhile, bring a small saucepan of water to the boil. add 2 eggs and cook for 10 mins. cool in cold water, then peel and halve
slice the onion thinly. soak it in water for 10 mins to remove the bitterness
rinse and halve the baby tomatoes
halve and slice the pepper
halve the avocado and cut into slices
halve and cut the eggplant into small pieces. soak them in a bowl of water for 10 mins to remove the bitterness
halve the courgette longways, then cut into slices
heat 2 - 3 tbsp of oil in a frying pan. add the eggplant and courgette to the pan. season with salt & pepper and fry until lightly browned
to make the dressing, combine the mustard, honey, lemon juice and olive oil. give the ingredients a good stir and set aside
when the Riceberry is ready, spoon it into a large bowl. add the fried aubergine & courgette, drained red onion, the pepper, tomatoes, the drained mixed beans and the avocado. mix everything together well
last, pour over dressing and add the rocket. mix once more
serve with the boiled egg as a topping