Thai rice sambal

Serves: 6 (as a side, or 2-3 as a meal)

Time to make: 20 mins , plus 25 mins to cook brown rice

Total cost: $6.66 / $1.11 per serve

(at time of publication)

Ingredients

4 cups cooked brown rice
1 tablespoon sesame oil
handful fresh coriandercilantroX, chopped
handful fresh mint, chopped
½ medium red chilli, deseeded and finely chopped
2-3 cloves garlic, crushed
1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger
2-3 stalks fresh lemongrass, finely chopped
1 stalk celery, chopped
1 capsicum, chopped
2 courgetteszucchini, summer squashX, cut into small strips
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1 tablespoon brown sugarlight brown cane sugarX
handful toasted peanuts, to garnish (optional)

Instructions

1 Heat the oil in a large frying pan or wok, add the lemongrass, garlic and ginger, then add the vegetables and stir-fry for 1-2 minutes. Add the soy sauce, sugar and the rice and toss thoroughly before adding the mint and coriander.

2 Garnish with peanuts and serve as a side dish or as a light meal or snack.

Nutrition Info (per serve)

Kilojoules 1110kJ

Calories 265cal

Protein 6.5g

Total fat 7.3g

–Saturated fat 1.1g

Carbohydrates 44.2g

–Sugars 3.9g

Dietary fibre 3.9g

Sodium 385mg

Calcium 25mg

Iron 1.3mg

Note: Nutrition composition will vary depending on the exact ingredients used. For a guide to purchasing healthier packaged goods and general grocery items see here.