Lemon Cilantro Rice Pilaf

"A nice side dish with plenty of flavor when you don't want the same old plain rice."
 
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Ready In:
25mins
Ingredients:
9
Serves:
4
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ingredients

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directions

  • Heat oil in nonstick sauce pan.
  • Add rice and saute until rice kernels are opaque.
  • Add water, grated lemon rind, lemon juice, turmeric and salt.
  • Cover, reduce heat and simmer 15 minutes.
  • Stir in green onions and cilantro.

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Reviews

  1. Turn your plain white rice into something festive! This recipe makes a small amount so you may want to double or triple it for leftovers.
     
  2. This rice was wonderful. It was perfectly cooked, tender and delicious. Loved the subtle flavors in the rice, served with Argentine Meatballs for a perfect meal. Thanks so much for sharing another wonderful recipe PanNan. Made for Susie's World tour - Argentina
     
  3. This was a very pretty dish. We felt it needed a bit more salt to balance all the greens added at the end. Thank you! Made for Susie’s Tour 2018.
     
    • Review photo by Mami J
  4. This was good -- mildly flavoured and very colourful. I didn't have green onions on hand, so substituted chopped onions sauteed in oil with the rice during step #2.
     
  5. This was the perfect side dish for a mojo carillo marinated chicken dish, with the flavors complimenting perfectly. I loved how pretty the rice looked, light yellow from the turmeric and speckled with flecks of green from the onions and cilantro. I confess to being a cilantro junkie, so I added an extravagant handful instead of the judicial 1/4 cup. PanNan, we enjoyed your recipe very much.
     
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Tweaks

  1. This was a very good rice dish. I added some lime peel to compliment the cilantro, and chopped almonds for a little extra crunch. I also used 2 cups of water for 1 cup of rice instead of 1.5 cups. The rice had a perfect texture, and probably would have been a little dry with only 1.5 cups. I also added 1 teaspoon of chicken bouillon for added flavor. This is a highly recommended dish that goes well with fish. I gave 4 stars instead of 5 because I don't think 1.5 cups of water is enough for 1 cup of rice.
     
  2. This was good -- mildly flavoured and very colourful. I didn't have green onions on hand, so substituted chopped onions sauteed in oil with the rice during step #2.
     

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