Description
This recipe is a great spin-off on your conventional (and let’s face it, plain) side dish of rice at dinner. The brown rice provides a nutritious, fiber-packed alternative to white rice, and the cilantro and the lime gives this dish an extra dash of delicious Mexican flavor.
Ingredients
- 4 cups water
- 2 cups brown rice
- 1 lime, juiced
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- 1 teaspoon extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- ½ cup chopped fresh cilantro
Instructions
- Bring water and brown rice to a boil in a saucepan. Reduce heat to medium-low
- cover
- and simmer until rice is tender and liquid has been absorbed
- 30 to 45 minutes.
- Transfer brown rice to a large bowl and cool slightly
- 5 to 7 minutes.
- Whisk lime juice
- garlic
- olive oil
- and salt together in a bowl; stir into rice. Fold cilantro into rice mixture.
Prep Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 30 mins
Total Time: 45 mins
Servings: 4