This pink vegetable rice could have you thinking of Christmas. You should note that this pink colour is not, and I repeat, it is not from food colouring. Seriously! It is from the beetroot.

Course: Rice Dishes
Cuisine: Caribbean
Ingredients
- 1 cup rice
- 1 cup diced carrot
- 1/2 cup diced onion
- 1/4 cup celery chopped
- 2-3 tbsp. grated beetroot
- 1/2 cup corn
- 1/2 cup chopped sweet pepper
- 3 cloves garlic finely chopped
- 3 pimento chopped
- Oil to saute about 1 tbsp
- Salt to taste
Instructions
- First, prepare all the ingredients. Boil the rice and set aside.
- Chop your ingredients and set them aside.
- Heat the oil in a deep pot.
- Saute the onion in the oil for 3 minutes, or until the onion becomes translucent.
- Then add the chopped carrots chopped sweet pepper, corn and grated beetroot.
- Add the chopped celery. Mix well.
- Finally, add the rice to the vegetables and mix until an even colour is achieved.
- Add a little salt to taste. Garnish with chopped chive.
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Pink Vegetable Rice
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Ingredients
- 1 cup rice
- 1 cup diced carrot
- 1/2 cup diced onion
- 1/4 cup celery chopped
- 2-3 tbsp. grated beetroot
- 1/2 cup corn
- 1/2 cup chopped sweet pepper
- 3 cloves garlic finely chopped
- 3 pimento chopped
- Oil to saute about 1 tbsp
- Salt to taste
Instructions
- First, prepare all the ingredients. Boil the rice and set aside.
- Chop your ingredients and set them aside.
- Heat the oil in a deep pot.
- Saute the onion in the oil for 3 minutes, or until the onion becomes translucent.
- Then add the chopped carrots chopped sweet pepper, corn and grated beetroot.
- Add the chopped celery. Mix well.
- Finally, add the rice to the vegetables and mix until an even colour is achieved.
- Add a little salt to taste. Garnish with chopped chive.