Courgette and pumpkin seed rice

Name: Courgette and pumpkin seed rice
Prep time: 2 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 17 min
Yield: Serves: 4 as a main course side dish
Ingredients: 2 litres water; 300–400 g dry weight basmati rice; salt and pepper; 25 g pumpkin seeds, roughly chopped; 1 tablespoon lemon juice; 2 cloves garlic, sliced paper thin; 1 courgette, diced; 2 tablespoons olive oil; ½ red onion, thinly sliced; good pinch salt

Preparation info

Serves:
4
as a main course side dish

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
20 min

Appears in

Lucy's Food

By Lucy Cufflin

Published 2013

About

Full of flavour, plenty of garlic and the crunch of pumpkin seeds. Children usually love this dish so it is a great way to get them to eat vegetables!

Ingredients

½ red onion, thinly sliced
1 courgette, diced
2 tablespoons olive oil

Side dish
Gluten-free
Vegan

Method

Fry the onion and courgette in a pan with the olive oil for 5 minutes over a medium heat. Add the garlic slivers and cook for a further 1–2 minutes, then the pumpkin seeds and cook for 1 more minute. Season well and add the lemon juice.
Meanwhile, cook the rice. Drain it well and if using immediately stir into the courg