Name: Cilantro Rice with Pistachios
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 1 cup (240 ml) brown rice; 1/2 onion; 2 garlic cloves; 1 cup (240 ml) packed cilantro; 2-3 tbsp (30-45 ml) olive oil; juice of half a lime; 1 jalepeno pepper; handful of pistachios

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Cilantro Rice with Pistachios

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Author: Rachel Crawford
Total Time: 40 mins
Yield: 4 servings

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Description

This makes a great side to any Mexican meal, or you can mix in a protein of your choice for a one-dish dinner.

Ingredients

Units

1 cup (240 ml) brown rice
1/2 onion
2 garlic cloves
1 cup (240 ml) packed cilantro
2-3 tbsp (30-45 ml) olive oil
juice of half a lime
1 jalepeno pepper
handful of pistachios

Instructions

Chop onions, garlic and jalpeno. Cook over medium heat with olive oil until soft.
Cook rice.
In a food processor, combine the cilantro, onion mixture, lime juice and a splash more olive oil. Mix until finely chopped.
Stir cilantro mixture into rice and season to taste with salt and more lime juice.
Top with chopped pistachios.

Prep Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 30 mins
Category: Side
Cuisine: Mexican

Nutrition

Serving Size: 1 serving
Calories: 280

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About the Author

Rachel Crawford

Rachel is a lover of vegetables and an avid home cook. She has catered parties, participated in cook-offs, hosted elaborate supper clubs, and volunteered with Slow Food teaching elementary school kids about seasonal food and how to cook. Recently, she left her full-time job as a branding consultant to spend more time in the kitchen. Her personal blog, madeweekly.tumblr.com, focuses on one seasonal ingredient every week, with a new recipe each day. She can also be found on kitchensurfing.com, a new site that allows anyone to search for and hire personal chefs online. Rachel studied acting at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, and has lived in New York, NY for almost 12 years, which means she can officially call herself a New Yorker.

Rachel Crawford has been a contributor to Honest Cooking since 2013.

Cilantro Rice with Pistachios