Name: Brown rice with vegetables and tahini dressing
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 1
Ingredients: Brown rice with vegetables; 1/4 cup (50 grams) brown long-grain rice; 1 small zucchini, sliced thinly; 2 medium yellow patty-pan squash, quartered; 1 small carrot, coarsely grated; 1/4 cup finely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley; 1 tablespoon sunflower seeds; Tahini dressing; 1 tablespoon tahini; 2 teaspoon fresh lemon juice; 1 tablespoon water; 1 clove garlic, crushed

Ingredients

Brown rice with vegetables

1/4 cup (50 grams) brown long-grain rice

1 small zucchini, sliced thinly

2 medium yellow patty-pan squash, quartered

1 small carrot, coarsely grated

1/4 cup finely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley

1 tablespoon sunflower seeds

Tahini dressing

1 tablespoon tahini

2 teaspoon fresh lemon juice

1 tablespoon water

1 clove garlic, crushed

Method

1.Cook rice in small saucepan of boiling water, uncovered, until rice is tender; drain.

2.Meanwhile, boil, steam or microwave zucchini and squash, separately, until tender; drain. Combine rice in small bowl with carrot, parsley and seeds.

3.To make tahini dressing: Place ingredients in screw-top jar; shake well.

4.Serve rice and vegetables drizzled with dressing.

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