Bean and Pea Rice Stir-Fry

Fresh fiesty flavour from the Woman’s Weekly kitchen – try this quick and easy vegetarian stir-fry!

Bean and Pea Rice Stir-Fry

Prep Time 20 mins
Cook Time 25 mins
Total Time 45 mins
Servings 4

Ingredients
  

  • 200 g 7oz wholegrain or plain basmati rice
  • 125 g 4oz each frozen edamame (soya) beans and peas
  • 1 tablespoon grated fresh root ginger
  • ½ - 1 red chilli deseeded and finely sliced
  • 1 clove garlic peeled and finely chopped
  • 3 spring onions trimmed and chopped
  • 3 tablespoons sesame oil
  • Juice of 1 lime
  • 8 baby plum tomatoes quartered
  • 1 tablespoon each pumpkin sunflower and sesame seeds, toasted
  • About 60g 2oz fresh rocket leaves, or baby spinach leaves
  • 3 tablespoons soy sauce

Instructions
 

  • Stir the rice into a large pan of boiling water, bring back to the boil, then cook for 15-20 minutes, until almost tender. Stir in the beans and peas and leave for a couple of minutes, then drain well.
  • Fry the ginger, chilli, garlic and spring onion in a wok with the sesame oil for 2 minutes. Add the drained rice with the beans and peas, and then the lime juice, tomatoes and toasted seeds.
  • Stir in the rocket or spinach leaves, adding the soy sauce.

Notes

Use frozen broad beans or any canned beans as an alternative to edamame.