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Healthy & Vegan Carrot Rice

Published: June 2, 2015 Last Updated: January 23, 2019 / 7 Comments

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Healthy & Vegan Carrot Rice

Looking for a quick and easy, delicious and filling meal? How about a healthy, vegan Carrot Rice? It’s topped with cilantro and homemade cashew parmesan.

Healthy & Vegan Carrot Rice

Sometimes I don’t have the time to cook super complicated meals – so something quick and easy is always welcome! What I love to make is this healthy & vegan Carrot Rice. It’s so good with chopped cilantro (which I love recently!!) and with homemade Vegan Cashew Parmesan (which I always have at home!).

I love my homemade Cashew Parmesan – It’s so easy to make and it’s such a great addition to noodles, rice, pizza, lasagne,.. even salad! If you haven’t tried it yet – you totally should! It’s life changing :)

Healthy & Vegan Carrot Rice

Looking for a quick and easy, delicious and filling meal? How about a healthy, vegan Carrot Rice? It's topped with cilantro and homemade cashew parmesan.
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Course: Main Course, Side Dish
Cuisine: Vegan
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes
Servings: 2
Author: Elephantastic Vegan

Ingredients

  • 1 cup parboiled rice
  • 1 1/2 cups water
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice
  • 3 small carrots (or 1 large one)
  • 1/2 teaspoon olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon chopped cilantro
  • homemade Cashew Parmesan

Instructions

  • Prepare the Cashew Parmesan according to the recipe.
  • Cook (with the lid on!) the rice on medium low heat with 1 1/2 cups of water along with the salt and lemon juice until all the water is absorbed.
  • Peel the carrots and cut them in smaller pieces.
  • Put the carrots in a food processor and chop until they're in fine pieces.
  • In a large pan, add the olive oil and turn it on medium high heat.
  • Add the carrot pieces. Stir occasionally. After 3-4 minutes, once the carrot pieces are soft, add the rice.
  • Add additional salt and lemon juice to taste.
  • After a minute or two it's ready to serve.
  • Top with the chopped cilantro and Cashew Parmesan.

Estimated Nutrition Info

Calories: 384kcal | Carbohydrates: 82g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 1g | Sodium: 367mg | Potassium: 399mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 15285IU | Vitamin C: 5.9mg | Calcium: 62mg | Iron: 1mg
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biancaHi, I’m Bianca! When I went vegan in 2012, I fell in love with food all over again.

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  1. Audrey @ Unconventional Baker

    June 2, 2015 at 3:06 pm

    What a great meal idea, Bianca. I can never get tired of rice :) This sounds amazing, especially with that parm ♥

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    • bianca

      June 4, 2015 at 9:15 pm

      The vegan parmesan brings any dish to the next level <3 Thank you Audrey!!

      Reply
  2. Natalie @ Feasting on Fruit

    June 2, 2015 at 3:11 pm

    Simple and tasty, I love rice dishes like that! Often people put peas and carrots in rice, but while peas are okay they aren’t my favorite food, so I like this version much better :)

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    • bianca

      June 4, 2015 at 9:21 pm

      Peas and carrots? Oh yeah.. now that you’ve said it I remember that’s a common combination – but I haven’t eaten it for soo long. ^.^ The simple Carrot Rice however is on my meal plan quite often.

      Reply
  3. Anu-My Ginger Garlic Kitchen

    June 5, 2015 at 12:17 pm

    Carrot rice looks so indulging, Bianca! And Gri, cashew parmesan sounds out the world! Just YUM! :)

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    • bianca

      June 7, 2015 at 12:30 pm

      Thank you so much Anu! I sprinkle Cashew Parmesan on pretty much anything these days! :D

      Reply
  4. Nicola

    April 27, 2019 at 1:28 am

    Does the ingredient “parboiled rice” mean white rice, of the sort my mother always cooked, in a mostly orange box with the portrait of an older “male relative” on it?

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