Cilantro Lime Brown Rice
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- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Total Time: 40 minutes
- Yield: 4 1/2 cups 1x
- Category: Side dish
- Method: Cooked
- Cuisine: Mexican
This cilantro lime brown rice recipe is the perfect side dish for Mexican meals! It tastes just like Chipotle’s, and it’s so easy to make. Recipe yields 4 1/2 cups, enough for 4 servings.
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Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups long-grain brown rice or brown basmati rice, rinsed
- 1 bay leaf
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
- 2 tablespoons lime juice (from about 1 lime)*
- 1 1/2 teaspoons lemon juice (from 1 small lemon)
- 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon extra-virgin olive oil
- 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt
Instructions
- Bring a large pot of water to boil over high heat. Pour in the rinsed rice and drop in the bay leaf. Give the mixture a brief stir and let it boil for 30 minutes, reducing the heat if necessary to prevent overflow.
- Drain the rice, return it to the pot, cover, and let it rest for 10 minutes off the heat. Discard the bay leaf and fluff the rice with a fork.
- Add the cilantro, lime juice, lemon juice, olive oil, and salt and stir to combine. Taste and add additional salt if necessary (I usually add an extra 1/4 teaspoon). Cover until you’re ready to serve.
- Leftover rice will keep well in the refrigerator, covered, for up to 5 days.
Notes
Recipe originally published in my cookbook, Love Real Food (page 142).
Change it up: For some extra protein, stir one can of well-rinsed black beans (or 1 1/2 cups cooked black beans) into the rice after cooking.
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Recipe from Cookie and Kate: https://cookieandkate.com/cilantro-lime-brown-rice-recipe/
