Thai Rice Pilaf
This quick rice pilaf recipe gets bright flavor from Thai-inspired ingredients: lime juice, fish sauce, peanuts and plenty of fresh herbs. Serve it with roast pork tenderloin or pan-seared fish.
Servings
4 servings, about 3/4 cup each
Prep Time
15 minutes
Total Time
15 minutes
Ingredients
- 3/4cup water
- 1cup instant brown rice
- 2tablespoons lime juice
- 2teaspoons canola oil
- 1 1/2teaspoons fish sauce
- 1teaspoon sugar
- 1/4teaspoon crushed red pepper
- 1cup chopped pineapple, fresh or canned
- 1/2cup finely chopped carrot
- 1/2cup chopped fresh basil, cilantro and/or mint
- 2scallions, sliced
- 2tablespoons chopped unsalted peanuts
Instructions
- Bring water to a boil in a medium saucepan. Add rice, reduce heat to maintain a simmer, cover and cook for 5 minutes. Remove from heat and let sit until the water is all or mostly absorbed, about 5 minutes more. Drain any remaining water.
- Meanwhile, stir lime juice, oil, fish sauce, sugar and crushed red pepper together in a medium bowl until the sugar dissolves.
- Stir the rice, pineapple, carrot, herbs and scallions into the dressing. Sprinkle with peanuts.
Nutrition Facts
Per serving (recipe makes 4 servings, about 3/4 cup each)
| Calories | 175kcal |
|---|---|
| Carbohydrate Total | 28g |
| Total Sugars | 7g |
| Added Sugars | 1g |
| Fiber | 3g |
| Total Fat | 6g |
| Saturated Fat | 1g |
| Mono Saturated Fat | 3g |
| Cholesterol | 0mg |
| Sodium | 196mg |
| Protein | 4g |
| Potassium | 206mg |
| Calcium | 32mg |
| Folate | 29mcg |
| Omega-6 | 1g |
| Vitamin E | 2mg |
| Zinc | 1mg |
| Vitamin B3 | 2mg |
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