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Speedy Vegan Lemongrass Sunflower Mince & Broccoli Black Rice
You're going to love the tropical flavours of this vegan feast. Fill crisp lettuce cups with protein-rich sunflower mince, sizzled with fresh lemongrass, tamari and sweet maple. Keep it filling with fluffy brown rice, infused with aromatics and packed crunchy tenderstem broccoli. Finish off with fresh-cut basil and flecks of coconut and dinner is served.
Ready in 20
1/3 daily fibre
4 of 5 a day
Low sat fat
Serving size
Ingredients
- 230g wholegrain black rice (whole grain black rice, water, rice oil, salt)
- 1 tbsp maple syrup
- 10g toasted coconut chips
- 1 handful of fresh basil
- 1 midi cucumber
- 1 unwaxed lime
- 4 tsp ginger & garlic paste (Ginger puree IQF, Garlic puree IQF, Citric Acid, Water)
- 1 fresh lemongrass stalk
- 180g Tenderstem broccoli
- 1 tbsp tamari (Soya) (Water, Soybeans, Salt, Spirit Vinegar)
- 1 savoy cabbage
- 36g sunflower mince (Sunflower mince)
Nutritional Information
Calories: 562
Protein: 22g
Carbs: 65g
Fat: 23g
Ingredients
- 10g toasted coconut chips (use half)
- 1 tbsp maple syrup (use half)
- 180g Tenderstem broccoli (use half)
- 4 tsp ginger & garlic paste (use half) (Ginger puree IQF, Garlic puree IQF, Citric Acid, Water)
- 1 midi cucumber (use half)
- 1 tbsp tamari (use half) (Soya) (Water, Soybeans, Salt, Spirit Vinegar)
- 1 unwaxed lime (use half)
- 1 handful of fresh basil
- 230g wholegrain black rice (use half) (whole grain black rice, water, rice oil, salt)
- 1 savoy cabbage (use half)
- 36g sunflower mince (use half) (Sunflower mince)
- 1 fresh lemongrass stalk
Nutritional Information
Calories: 558
Protein: 22g
Carbs: 66g
Fat: 22g
Speedy Vegan Lemongrass Sunflower Mince & Broccoli Black Rice
You're going to love the tropical flavours of this vegan feast. Fill crisp lettuce cups with protein-rich sunflower mince, sizzled with fresh lemongrass, tamari and sweet maple. Keep it filling with fluffy brown rice, infused with aromatics and packed crunchy tenderstem broccoli. Finish off with fresh-cut basil and flecks of coconut and dinner is served.
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Cooking Instructions
Before you start
- Pull out 2 medium bowls, 2 large frying pans, a measuring jug & a sieve
Get started
- Place the sunflower mince in a medium bowl and cover with cold water. Leave to soak for 10 mins, then drain
- Meanwhile, thinly slice the cucumber into half-moons. Trim the lemongrass, discard the outer layer and finely chop
- Trim and finely slice the cabbage. Halve the lime
Cook the cabbage
- Heat a large frying pan with 1 tbsp oil on medium-high heat. Once hot, add the cabbage and cook for 2-3 mins, until browned. Season with salt and pepper
- Add half the ginger & garlic paste and 50ml water (25ml for 1 person). Steam for another 2-3 mins, until soft
- Squeeze in the juice from half the lime, then remove from the pan and set aside
Fry the sunflower mince
- Return the frying pan to medium-high heat with 1 tsp oil. Once hot, add the sunflower mince, lemongrass and remaining ginger & garlic paste
- Cook for 3-4 mins, until golden brown, then stir in the maple syrup and tamari. Season with salt and pepper, then remove from the heat
Rice time
- Meanwhile, trim the broccoli and cut into bite-sized pieces
- Heat the other large frying pan with 1/2 tbsp oil on medium-high heat. Once hot, add the broccoli and cook for 2-3 mins, then add the rice and break it up with a wooden spoon
- Add 50ml water (25ml for 1 person) and a pinch of salt. Cook for a further 2-3 mins, until the rice is piping hot and the broccoli is cooked
Plate up
- Roughly tear the basil
- Serve into bowls, arranging the sunflower mince, cabbage, black rice and cucumber in sections. Squeeze the remaining lime over the cucumber
- Scatter over the basil and coconut chips to finish
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