Chillied Rice With Zaatar Roast Chickpeas and Flat Beans

An easy dish packed full of flavour. Adding spices to your rice is such an simple way to reinvigorate it. I love the addition of the crunchy roast chickpeas which balance out the texture of this lovely dish.

Course Main Course

Cuisine Mediterranean, Middle Eastern

Diet Vegan, Vegetarian

Keyword chilli rice, chilli rice recipes, easy chilli rice, easy mediterranean rice, flat beans recipe, roast chickpeas recipe

Cook Time 25 mins

Total Time 25 mins

Servings

Calories 746

Ingredients

400 g Cooked Chickpeas
2 Tablespoon Zaatar
2 Tablespoon Olive Oil
300 g Long Grained Rice
2 Teaspoon Turmeric
2 Teaspoon Chilli Flakes
2 Leaves Bay Leaf
300 g Flat Green Beans
200 g Radish
30 g Parsley

Lemon Vinaigrette

6 Tablespoon Olive Oil
1 Lemon
2 Teaspoon Maple Syrup

Instructions

Zest and juice the lemon into separate containers. Pour the chickpeas into a large roasting tray and cover with the zatar, a tablespoon of lemon juice, and 2 tablespoons of the olive oil. Mix well to evenly coat the chickpeas in the spice mixture. Then place in a 200˚c oven for 15 minutes until they have a little colour and a pleasing crunch.
Whilst the chickpeas are roasting, place the rice in a large saucepan. Add the chilli flakes, bay leaf, turmeric and some seasoning then pour over enough boiling water to cover the rice by about an inch. Stir the contents to evenly distribute the spices. Cover the pan and simmer for about 15 - 20 minutes until the rice is fluffy and plump.
Now make the dressing. Place the olive oil, lemon zest, 3 tablespoons of the lemon juice and maple syrup in a small jar and combine with a fork. Season with a little salt and pepper.
When the chickpeas have roasted, remove from the oven and reserve in the pan. Thinly slice the radishes and flat beans. Toss the flat beans into a pan of boiling water. Boil for about a minute, then drain and reserve in the pan.
Roughly chop the parsley. Then in a mixing bowl, or one of the pans already used, combine all the ingredients; rice, chickpeas, radish, beans, parsley and dressing. Toss well and serve.

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