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Smoky rice with black beans, feta, corn & salsa

Serves 4 55 mins

55 mins	Total
15 mins	Prep
40 mins	Cook

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This is a recipe of two halves: baked fragrant basmati rice combined with a raw and punchy salsa. This vibrant dish makes for a perfect summer lunch or light dinner.

Ingredients

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3 tbsps extra virgin olive oil
1 onion, finely chopped
2 romano peppers, halved lengthways and sliced into 1 cm thick strips
1½ tsps ground cumin
1½ tsps smoked paprika
¼ tsps chilli powder
1½ tsps dried oregano
1 tbsp tomato purée (paste)
3 cloves garlic, finely grated
300 g basmati rice
550 ml hot vegetable stock
1x 400 g can black beans, drained and rinsed
200 g feta, crumbled (or vegan alternative)
sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

For the salsa

2 tbsps extra virgin olive oil
200 g frozen sweetcorn, defrosted
12 cherry tomatoes, quartered
2 avocados, roughly chopped
1 lime, juice of
2 spring onions, trimmed and finely sliced
1-2 tbsps jalapeño peppers, roughly chopped (depending on how hot you like it)
4 tbsps coriander, plus extra to serve roughly chopped

Instructions

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Preheat the oven to 180°C.
Heat the oil in your wide shallow pot over a medium heat. Add the onion and peppers, along with a pinch of salt, and cook for until starting to soften. Now add the cumin, smoked paprika, chilli powder, oregano, tomato purée and garlic. Cook for until fragrant and well combined.
Add the rice and stock, along with 1 tsp salt and ¼ tsp black pepper. Mix everything around well to distribute the rice evenly. Pop on the lid, then transfer to the oven and cook for .
Meanwhile, make the salsa. Simply mix all the ingredients together in a bowl with ½ tsp salt and a good grind of black pepper. Keep to one side for later.
After the rice has been cooking for , spread the drained black beans over the rice. Don’t mix them in. Pop back in the oven for .
Scatter the salsa and feta all over the top of the cooked rice, along with a little coriander. Serve immediately.

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