Venus rice & charred broccoli “tabBouleh”

Ingredients:

200gr Venus rice, cooked according to packet instructions

350gr Broccoli, quartered and blanched for 1 minute in boiling water

2 red chillies, seeded and chopped

35ml Pomegranate molasses

½ Bunch of basil, picked and roughly chopped

½ Bunch chives, roughly cut

½ Bunch Parsley, roughly chopped

40ml Verdemanda olive oil

1 clove garlic, crushed

Zest and juice of 1 lemon

Seasoning

Pickled Onions

250gr Red Onion, peeled and thinly sliced

100ml Riesling vinegar

100gr Caster sugar

100ml Water

Seasoning

Method:

1. Grill the broccoli on an open flame till well charred and then chop finely

2. For the pickled onions, mix the water, sugar, vinegar and seasoning together and bring to the boil. Pour over the onions and allow to pickle for a few hours

3. Mix the rice, 100gr of the pickled onions, broccoli, chilli. pomegranate molasses, chopped herbs, olive oil, garlic and lemon well and serve at room temperature