How To Make Brown Rice Pilaf with Green Olives and Lemon
While it is most commonly known as a Middle-Eastern dish, this brown rice pilaf gets a Mediterranean twist with some added lemon and green olives.
Serves:
Ingredients
- 2tbspextra virgin olive oil
- 2medium onions
- 6clovegarlic
- 10cupswater
- 3cupsshort grain brown rice
- 1sprigthyme
- 1bay leaf
- kosher salt
- 1½cupssmall green olives,pitted
- ½cupflat leaf parsley,chopped
- ¼cupbasil,chopped
- 24basil leaves
- 3tbspfresh lemon juice
- 1tbsplemon zest,grated
- freshly ground pepper
- 4ozgoat cheese,aged
Instructions
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In a large saucepan, heat the 2 tablespoons of oil. Add the onions and garlic and cook over moderate heat for 8 minutes, stirring occasionally, until softened.
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Add the water, rice, thyme, and bay leaf and bring to a boil for 1 minute. Remove from the heat, cover, and let stand for 30 minutes.
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Stir 1 tablespoon of salt into the rice. Cover and simmer over low heat for about 30 minutes, stirring occasionally, until most of the water has been absorbed.
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Remove from the heat; discard the bay leaf and thyme. Stir in the olives, parsley, chopped basil, lemon juice, and lemon zest and season with salt and pepper.
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Spoon the rice into bowls. Drizzle with olive oil and garnish with the goat cheese and basil leaves; serve.
Nutrition
- Calories: 247.63kcal
- Fat: 7.34g
- Saturated Fat: 2.20g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 3.85g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.92g
- Carbohydrates: 40.03g
- Fiber: 2.77g
- Sugar: 1.00g
- Protein: 5.98g
- Cholesterol: 4.35mg
- Sodium: 691.33mg
- Calcium: 60.29mg
- Potassium: 203.99mg
- Iron: 1.53mg
- Vitamin A: 44.96µg
- Vitamin C: 7.96mg
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