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Tuscan White Bean Brown Rice Bowls

Nutty brown rice topped with garlicky rosemary cannellini, roasted zucchini, eggplant and cherry tomatoes, finished with a lemony basil-tahini drizzle.

Tuscan White Bean Brown Rice Bowls

Ingredients

  • 1⅓ cups250 gLong-grain brown rice, dryrinsed
  • 2¾ cups660 gWater
  • 2¾ cups500 gGreat northern or cannellini beans, canned, drained and rinsedpatted dry
  • 2 medium400 gZucchinicut into half-moons
  • 5 cups cubed400 gEggplantcut into 1-inch cubes
  • 2 cups300 gCherry tomatoes
  • 1 medium110 gRed onioncut into wedges
  • 3 tbsp40 gOlive oil
  • 4 cloves12 gGarlicminced
  • 1¾ tsp2 gDried rosemary
  • 2 tsp2 gDried oregano
  • ¾ tsp5 gSalt
  • ½ tsp1 gBlack pepper
  • 4 cups loosely packed120 gBaby spinach
  • ¼ cup60 gTahini
  • 1 lemon, juiced45 gLemon juice
  • ⅔ cup leaves15 gFresh basilchopped
  • ⅓ cup grated30 gGrated Parmesan

Steps

  1. Preheat the oven to 425°F (220°C) and line two sheet pans with parchment.
  2. Bring the rice and 500 g of the water to a boil in a pot, cover, and simmer on low for 40 to 45 minutes until tender; rest 5 minutes covered.
  3. While the rice cooks, toss the zucchini, eggplant, cherry tomatoes and red onion on one pan with half the olive oil, the oregano, half the salt and half the black pepper.
  4. On the second pan, toss the great northern beans with the remaining olive oil, the garlic, the rosemary and the remaining salt.
  5. Roast both pans for 25 to 30 minutes, stirring halfway, until the vegetables are browned and the beans are crisp at the edges.
  6. For the sauce, whisk the tahini, lemon juice, the remaining 160 g water, the remaining black pepper and half the basil until smooth and pourable.
  7. Fold the spinach into the hot rice so it wilts.
  8. Divide the rice among four bowls, top with the roasted vegetables and beans, drizzle with the tahini sauce, and finish with the parmesan and the remaining basil.

Contains: Milk, Sesame.

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