This zesty flavored warm rice salad combines
cooked rice with black beans, red pepper, onions and pineapple.
Lime juice and curry get your attention and add that great island
taste.
Jamaican Curried
Rice
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
1 cup diced red bell pepper
1/2 cup sliced green onions
2 tablespoons curry powder
3 cups hot cooked rice
1/4 cup Equal® Spoonful*
2 tablespoons lime juice
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 (20-ounce) can pineapple chunks, drained
1 (15-ounce) can black beans, rinsed and drained
1/2 cup salted cashews
- Heat oil in medium skillet. Cook and stir
bell pepper and onions 2 to 3 minutes. Add curry powder; stir
30 seconds.
- Combine cooked rice, Equal®, lime
juice and salt in medium-size bowl. Stir in cooked vegetable
mixture, pineapple and black beans. Rice may be served warm or
at room temperature. Sprinkle with cashews just before serving.
Makes 8 servings.
* May substitute 6 packets Equal sweetener
Nutrition Information Per Serving:
calories 196, protein 6 g, carbohydrate 31 g, fat 3 g, cholesterol
0 mg, sodium 474 mg.
Food Exchanges: 1 1/2 starch, 1/2 fruit,
1 fat.
Recipe provided courtesy of Merisant Corporation ® and the
NutraSweet Company, makers of Equal®.
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for more information on the artificial sweetner Aspartame.
