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Try our rainbow rice bowl, then try our Mediterranean baked hake, healthy bean salad or miso tofu soup for more nutritious options.

Recipes extracted from The Unprocessed Plate: Simple, Flavourful UPF-free Recipes to Transform Your Life by Rhiannon Lambert (£20, DK RED). Photographs: Dorling Kindersley/ Claire Winfield. Recipes are sent by the publisher and not retested by us.


Rainbow rice bowl recipe

  • 100g long-grain brown rice
  • 1 large carrot
    peeled and julienned or grated
  • 2 medium cooked beetroots
    sliced
  • cucumber
    sliced into half moons
  • 1 avocado
    peeled, stoned and sliced
  • 8 radishes
    sliced
  • 4 tbsp kimchi or sauerkraut
  • 3 tsp toasted white or black sesame seeds
  • 2 spring onions
    finely sliced

Dressing

  • 1 lime
    juiced
  • 1 tsp brown sugar or maple syrup
  • 2 tbsp tamari or soy sauce
  • 2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
  • 4 tsp sesame oil
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Method

  • step 1

    Cook the rice according to the pack instructions. Drain into a sieve, then put the sieve on top of the now empty pan, cover with a tea towel and leave to steam-dry.

  • step 2

    Meanwhile, prepare the vegetables and whisk together the dressing ingredients.

  • step 3

    Pile the rice into a bowl (either still warm or at room temperature), then add all the vegetables and dressing. Toss well, then scatter with the sesame seeds and spring onions.

RECIPE TIPS
Optional additions:
• Wilted baby spinach (or defrosted from frozen)
• Sliced red pepper
• Shredded red cabbage
• Roasted tofu cubes
• Spicy mayonnaise (combine mayo with some lime juice and your favourite hot sauce)
• Boiled eggs
• Grilled chicken
• Tuna

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