Rice And Colorful Vegetables

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 teaspoon raw sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons lime juice
• 2 cups cooked rice, hot
• 1/2 cup raisins
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 large carrot, grated
• 1 medium red onion, diced
• 1 medium red bell pepper, diced
• 1 teaspoon dried ginger
• 8 ounces snow peas or 8 ounces sugar snap peas
• 15 ounces black beans, rinsed and drained
• 2 tablespoons cilantro, chopped

Recipe

• 1 whisk sugar, salt and lime juice until dissolved. set aside.
• 2 stir raisins into hot rice. set aside, keeping warm.
• 3 heat oil in a wide skillet. sauté carrot, onion and red pepper until tender, about 5 minutes. sprinkle ginger over and add peas, stirring until bright green. stir in beans and remove from heat.
• 4 add raisin and rice mixture and lime juice to hot vegetables and mix well. transfer to serving bowl and garnish with cilantro. serve warm.