Cilantro Basmati Rice

Ingredients

• Rice Basmati

  Compliments

  1 ½ cup or 135g

• Olive oil

  Salad or cooking

  2 tbsp or 27g

• Garlic

  Raw

  1 clove or 3g

• Water

  Plain, clean water

  2 ¼ cup or 533g

• Salt

  Table

  1 tsp or 6g

• Lemon zest

  ½ lemon or 2g

• Lemon juice

  Raw

  3 tbsp or 45g

• Fresh cilantro

  Coriander leaves, raw

  ¾ cup or 12g

Directions

1. Brown the rice: Heat the olive oil in a medium saucepan on medium high heat. Add the raw rice and stir to coat with the olive oil. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the rice has started to brown. Add the garlic and cook a minute more.
2. Add water, salt, zest, then simmer: Add water, salt, and lemon zest to the rice. Bring to a rolling boil, then cover and lower the heat to low to maintain a very low simmer. Cook undisturbed for 15 minutes (check your rice package instructions), then remove from heat and let sit for 10 minutes. Fluff the rice with a fork.
3. Transfer the rice to a serving bowl. Pour lemon juice over the rice and toss with chopped cilantro.