I love this meal cause it is full of great nourishment but it also gives children a choice of what they add to their rice. As long as you have lots of healthy choices of toppings it really is a win-win.

The ingredients below are just a variety of the ones we love – you could create your own…….

INGREDIENTS

• 2 cups of brown rice or organic white rice (serves approximately 6-8 people)
• 4 cups of water – use the absorption method to cook the rice.
• Tin of tuna (there are many brands that are dolphin friendly and use high quality oil to marinate the tuna in)
• OR smoked salmon cut up into small pieces
• 6-8 eggs
• Big handful of Spinach for each person
• Tomatoes – chopped OR make a tomato (pasta sauce) with onions and garlic
• Cucumber – chopped
• Spanish opinion – chopped
• Broccoli – lightly steamed
• Marinated capsicum or other veggies
• Feta cheese
• Olives
• Avocado
• Lemon juice
• Black pepper to taste
• Home made Tzatziki or plain Greek yoghurt – see Sandy’s Tzatziki recipe
• Sesame oil or tahini

METHOD

1. Place the rice in a pot with the water. Allow the water to come to a boil and then turn heat down to a light simmer until water absorbed.

2. Place the spinach in a steamer with boiling water underneath for approximately 2-3 minutes or until soft but not overdone. Drizzle with sesame oil or tahini and place on a plate.

3. Steam the broccoli to the desired crispness (best to not over cook it so the nourishment is intact).

4. Place the tin of tuna or chopped up smoked salmon on a plate.

5. Place the olives, feta cheese and marinated veggies on a plate.

6. Cut the avocado (we use 2-3 avocados per meal as it is a favourite and it all tends to go) and scoop into a bowl, mix with a fork and add lemon juice and black pepper.

7. Boil the eggs to the desired consistency – we usually go for 3-5 minutes as our kids like them slightly runny.

8. Make a salad with cucumber, onion and tomato and drizzle in olive oil.