Brown Rice Pilaf with Green Olives and Lemon

Name: Brown Rice Pilaf with Green Olives and Lemon
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 59 milliliters chopped basil, plus 24 basil leaves for garnish; 1 bay leaf; 118 milliliters chopped flat-leaf parsley; 6 garlic, minced; 113 grams aged goat cheese, shaved with a vegetable peeler; 170 grams 1/2 cups pitted small green olives, halved; 12 servings Kosher salt; 3 Tbsps fresh lemon juice; 1 Tbsp grated lemon zest; 2 Tbsps extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for drizzling; 2 onions, finely chopped; 12 servings Freshly ground pepper; 710 milliliters short-grain brown rice; 1 thyme sprig; 2 liters water

Need a gluten free and vegetarian side dish? Brown Rice Pilaf with Green Olives and Lemon could be a super recipe to try. One portion of this dish contains roughly 7g of protein, 8g of fat, and a total of 292 calories. This recipe covers 14% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 12. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes. Head to the store and pick up thyme sprig, aged goat cheese, short-grain brown rice, and a few other things to make it today.

Instructions

In a large saucepan, heat the 2 tablespoons of oil.

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Add the onions and garlic and cook over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until softened, 8 minutes.

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Onion

Add the water, rice, thyme and bay leaf and bring to a boil for 1 minute.

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Thyme

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Rice

Remove from the heat, cover and let stand for 30 minutes.

Stir 1 tablespoon of salt into the rice. Cover and simmer over low heat, stirring occasionally, until most of the water has been absorbed, about 30 minutes.

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Remove from the heat; discard the bay leaf and thyme. Stir in the olives, parsley, chopped basil, lemon juice and lemon zest and season with salt and pepper. Spoon the rice into bowls.

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