Sesame-Cilantro Rice

Ingredients

• White rice

  Long-grain, regular, raw, enriched

  1 ½ cup or 278g

• Ginger root

  Raw

  3 tsp or 6g

• Peanut oil

  Salad or cooking

  3 tsp or 14g

• Sesame oil

  Salad or cooking

  1 tsp or 5g

• Scallions

  Spring onions or scallions (includes tops and bulb), raw

  6 medium or 90g

• Salt

  Table

  1 dash or 0.4g

• Pepper

  Spices, black

  1 dash or 0.1g

• Fresh cilantro

  Coriander leaves, raw

  6 tbsp or 6g

• Sesame seeds

  Seeds, whole, dried

  6 tsp or 18g

Directions

1. Cook the rice according to package instructions, adding the sliced ginger to the pot.
2. While the rice is cooking, heat the peanut oil and sesame oil in a medium skillet over medium-high heat. Thinly chop the scallions and add them to the skillet. Sauté until just tender, about 2 to 3 minutes.
3. Remove the ginger from the cooked rice. Season the rice with salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste. Transfer the rice to a serving bowl, sprinkle with cilantro and sesame seeds, and top with the sautéed scallions.