Description
Tuck in to our peri-peri salad bowl! Eat Curious Dehydrated Mince is coated in peri-peri seasoning and served with fluffy rice and earthy vegetables. Garnished with tangy pickled red cabbage and crunchy sunflower seeds., ensuring an explosion of flavour and array of textures with every bite.

THIS RECIPE HAS BEEN CREATED BY EAT CURIOUS CULINARY DIRECTOR RHYS
Rhys Richardson develops healthier, more sustainable recipes designed for real kitchens. With a background in contract catering and multi-site operations, he understands the balance between nutrition, cost, consistency, and scale. His approach blends practical foodservice thinking with bold flavours and strong presentation, creating dishes that are nutritious, simple to execute, and visually appealing. By combining culinary creativity with operational insight, Rhys demonstrates how Eat Curious ingredients can be used to deliver satisfying meals that support healthier, more sustainable menus.
Ingredients
300g Eat Curious Dehydrated Mince
900ml water
40g peri-peri seasoning
800g peri-peri rice (recipe below)
350g pickled red cabbage (recipe below)
350g peri-peri sauce (recipe below)
250g fresh spinach
350g beetroot, cooked and sliced
250g sunflower seeds
peri-peri rice:
750g cooked basmati rice
250g tinned chickpeas
10g peri-peri seasoning
pickled red cabbage:
450g red cabbage, shredded
250ml apple cider vinegar
250ml lemon juice
salt and pepper to season
peri-peri sauce:
50g peri-peri spice
50ml vegetable oil
50g tomato paste
50ml lemon juice
20g minced garlic
400ml water
Instructions
- Rehydrate Eat Curious Dehydrated Mince: Spread the Eat Curious Dehydrated Pieces evenly on a gastronorm tray. Soak in 900ml water for at least 30 minutes. Drain excess water.
- Cook Dehydrated Mince: Coat the rehydrated pieces in oil and seasoning blend. Cook in the oven at 180°C until core temperature is reached.
- Pickled red cabbage: Combine apple cider vinegar and lemon juice in a bowl. Add shredded red cabbage and coat evenly. (Alternatively use pre-made pickled red cabbage).
- Peri-peri sauce: Heat vegetable oil in a saucepan, add the peri-peri spice and garlic cook for 2-3 minutes until fragrant. Add the tomato paste, lemon juice and water. Simmer and thicken. (Alternatively use pre-made sauce).
- Peri-peri rice: Roast chickpea lightly in a pan with peri-peri spice and combine with cooked rice and parsley mixing well. Sauté fresh spinach in a pan with olive oil until wilted.
- Assemble the bowl: Add peri-peri rice, top with mince, wilted spinach, pickled red cabbage, sliced beets, and sprinkle with crushed sunflower seeds. Drizzle peri-peri sauce generously over the bowl.
Notes
Impact per serving: 0.47kg CO2 & 356l water
Nutrition
- Serving Size: Nutritional Values per 100g
- Calories: 140
- Sugar: 3.3g
- Sodium: 0.17g
- Fat: 5.3g
- Saturated Fat: 0.7g
- Carbohydrates: 13g
- Fiber: 3.3g
- Protein: 8.5g