Caribbean Lentil & Coconut Rice Bowl
with Tomato-Pineapple Salsa & Shredded Coconut
Take your tastebuds to the Caribbean islands with this bountiful bowl. Brimming with lightly spiced lentils, dreamy coconut rice and a sweet and tangy pineapple salsa, here's proof that plant-based can be full of taste!
We’ve replaced the sweetcorn in this recipe with carrot due to local ingredient availability. It’ll be just as delicious, just follow your recipe card!
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Ingredients
1 packet
Coconut Milk
1 packet
basmati rice
(May be present: Wheat, Gluten, Soy. )
1 tin
pineapple slices
1
Capsicum
2 clove
garlic
1 packet
baby spinach leaves
1 packet
snacking tomatoes
1 packet
mint
1
carrot
1 packet
lentils
¾ sachet
mild Caribbean jerk seasoning
1 packet
tomato paste
1 packet
shredded coconut
(Contains Sulphites;)
Not included in your delivery
olive oil
¾ cup
water (for the rice)
20 g
plant-based butter
¾ cup
water (for the sauce)
Nutritional Values
Utensils
Instructions
• In a medium saucepan, add coconut milk, the water (for the rice) and a generous pinch of salt. Bring to the boil. • Add basmati rice. Stir, cover with a lid and reduce heat to low. Cook for 15 minutes, then remove pan from heat. • Keep covered until rice is tender and water is absorbed, 10 minutes.
TIP: The rice will finish cooking in its own steam, so don't peek!
• Meanwhile, drain pineapple slices, reserving the pineapple juice. • Cut capsicum into bite-sized chunks. • Finely chop garlic and carrot. • Roughly chop baby spinach leaves. • Halve snacking tomatoes. • Pick and finely chop mint leaves. • Drain and rinse lentils.
• Heat a large frying pan over high heat. Cook pineapple slices until lightly charred, 2-3 minutes each side. • Transfer charred pineapple to a chopping board, then roughly chop.
• Return frying pan to medium-high heat with a drizzle of olive oil. Cook carrot and capsicum, stirring, until softened, 4-5 minutes. • Add the plant-based butter, garlic, mild Caribbean jerk seasoning (see ingredients) and tomato paste. Cook until fragrant, 2 minutes. • Stir in drained lentils and the water (for the sauce). Simmer until thickened, 2-3 minutes. • Stir in baby spinach and cook, stirring, until wilted, 1 minute.
• While the lentils are simmering, in a medium bowl, combine chopped pineapple, tomato, mint and a dash of reserved pineapple juice.
• Divide coconut rice between bowls. • Top with Caribbean lentils mixture and a helping of tomato-pineapple salsa. • Sprinkle over shredded coconut to serve. Enjoy!