Moroccan Rice Salad — Santos Organics

Ingredients

• 3 cups basmati rice , cooked til al dente and set aside
• 2 Tbsp coconut oil
• 1 red onion
• 1 carrot
• 1 zucchini
• 4 green beans, top & tailed and de-stringed
• 2 cloves of garlic
• 1 red capsicum, de-seeded and diced
• Half a red chilli and half a green chilli, de-seeded and finely chopped
• 8 dried dates, de-seeded and finely diced
• 2 tomatoes, finely diced
• Half bunch coriander (cilantro), pluck leaves
• ¼ cup mint, leaves only
• ¼ bunch shallots
• 1 cup cooked chickpeas (for easy version, use canned chickpeas )
• 1 cup cooked lentils (for easy version, use canned lentils )
• 1 Tbsp chermula
• ¼ tsp salt
• 2 Tbsp tamarind paste
• ¼ tsp ground dry cumin
• Wedge of lemon, preserved lemon, and coriander to serve