I especially love this recipe because not only is it tasty in every way possible, but also it's a big hit with my children. It's incredibly easy to 'hide' really amazing foods that your children might not normally eat - and here's how!
Beetroot, Black Rice and Pear Wraps
4 wholewheat tortillas
2 large romaine lettuce leaves, torn in half
1 large pear, grated
Sea salt
For the beetroot paste
2 cooked beetroots, roughly chopped
1 garlic clove, crushed
Small handful of fresh coriander
Small handful of fresh flat-leaf parsley
35g walnuts
1 teaspoon coconut oil
2 teaspoons apple cider vinegar
For the black rice
240ml water
100g black rice
½ teaspoon caraway seeds
Finely grated zest and juice
of ½ lime
35g sultanas
35g flaked almonds, toasted
Makes 4
To make the beetroot paste, throw everything into a food processor, add a pinch of sea salt to taste, and blitz until a lovely paste has formed. Transfer to a bowl for later.
To make the black rice, put the 240ml water in a saucepan and bring to the boil. Add the rice, caraway seeds and a pinch of sea salt. Reduce the heat to low, cover and leave to simmer for 20-25 minutes, or until all the water is absorbed, then leave to cool. Once cooled, transfer the rice to a bowl and add the lime zest and juice, sultanas and almonds. Stir well.
Place 2 tablespoons of the beetroot paste in the middle of each tortilla and cover with one of the lettuce leaf halves. Top with a couple of heaped spoonfuls of the black rice filling. Sprinkle with the grated pear and fold or roll the tortillas to create a wrap.
BROWN RICE IS GOOD FOR YOU, BUT BLACK RICE IS EVEN BETTER. IT MAY TAKE LONGER TO COOK, BUT IF YOU HAVE THE TIME THEN GO FOR IT. THE BRAN HULL IN BLACK RICE CONTAINS SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER AMOUNTS
OF VITAMIN E, WHICH HELPS TO PROTECTTHE CELLS FROM THOSE FREE RADICALS.