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Minted Brown Rice Pilaf

Name: Minted Brown Rice Pilaf
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 35 min
Ingredients: 2 cups Basmati brown rice; 4 cups water; 1 cup chopped fresh mint; 1/4 cup fresh lime juice; 1/2 cup chopped roasted cashews; 2 tablespoons toasted sesame oil; Kosher salt and pepper to taste

Chef Laura Frankel • Mar 7, 2011 (Updated: Aug 20, 2019)Comment Jump to Recipe

Mint, chopped cashews and lime juice add character and depth of flavor to this brown rice pilaf.

Minted Brown Rice Pilaf

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 30

Total Time 35

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Ingredients

2 cups Basmati brown rice
4 cups water
1 cup chopped fresh mint
1/4 cup fresh lime juice
1/2 cup chopped roasted cashews
2 tablespoons toasted sesame oil
Kosher salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

Rinse the rice in a strainer to remove some of the starch.
Place the rice in a medium saucepan. Add the water and cook covered over medium heat until the rice is cooked through (about 30-40 minutes).
Add the remaining ingredients while the rice is warm. Adjust seasoning with salt and pepper.
Contributed by:LAURA FRANKEL

Category: RecipesSide Dishes

Diets: PareveRice · Grains · PastaVegan

About Chef Laura Frankel

LAURA FRANKEL is a noted Kosher Chef and the author of Jewish Cooking for All Seasons and Jewish Slow Cooker Recipes (Agate Publishing). Her third book, Clean Slate Jewish Cooking is to be published in 2017. She is the founder of Shallots Restaurants in Chicago, Skokie and New York and she worked for Wolfgang Puck for 10 years.Chef Laura claims that she was born knowing how to cook and understanding ingredients. Whether or not that is true, she has made many people across the country and around the world happy with her food, including her 3 sons who love to eat great food. Chef Laura spends her days in pursuit of the perfect bite and will be working with the team to create innovative recipes and tips for busy home-cooks everywhere.