Quick Pilaf

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Serves: 4
Preparation: 25 minutes
Cooking Time: 14 minutes



Ingredients

  • 200g basmati rice
  • 1tbsp oil
  • 4 spring onions (trimmed and finely sliced) or 1 red onion (peeled and finely chopped)
  • 1 pepper (red, orange or yellow), deseeded and chopped
  • 100g chorizo or bacon, cut into small pieces
  • fine green beans, trimmed and halved
  • zest of 1 lemon
  • handful of nuts (about 50g) e.g. cashews (roughly chopped and toasted)
  • handful of chopped fresh herbs (e.g. coriander, parsley) - optional

Method

  1. Put the rice into a pan with double the volume of water (400ml), cover and bring to a gentle simmer for 14 minutes. Take off the heat and leave to stand for 10 minutes. 
  2. Meanwhile, in a large pan, heat the oil and soften the onion, pepper and chorizo or bacon for 10 minutes.
  3. Steam the peas or beans for a few minutes until just cooked, then add to the chorizo mixture with the rice and lemon zest.
  4. Toast the nuts in a pan until golden and mix everything together. 
  5. Sprinkle with herbs and serve.


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