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Orange Zested Rice 

5 from 1 vote
Serves: 6 servings
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cooking Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 40 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 ½ cups U.S.-grown long grain rice, like jasmine or basmati
  • 1 small yellow onion
  • 3 carrots, peeled and grated
  • ⅓ cup sliced almonds
  • 3 tbsp orange zest
  • 4 garlic cloves, chopped
  • 2 tbsp butter, dairy or vegan- or sub olive oil
  • Handful of parsley
  • ½ tsp salt, plus more to taste
  • ½ tsp cinnamon
  • ¼ tsp cumin
  • ¼ tsp black pepper
  • ¼ tsp turmeric

Directions

  1. Prepare your rice as instructed on the package. You can cook your rice in a pot or rice cooker, however you prefer. If cooking in a pot, I like to toast the rice in 1 tsp of olive oil on medium heat for 2-3 minutes before adding in the water
  2. While that cooks, heat a skillet with butter on medium heat. Add in the onion and garlic and saute for about 5 minutes, until the onions begin to soften
  3. Add in the carrots and almonds and give everything a stir
  4. Mix in the spices and parsley, and cook over a medium/low flame for another 5 minutes
  5. Once the rice is ready, combine everything together in the rice pot or a serving bowl and garnish with more parsley and almonds