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Coconut Mint Rice
Recipes
Coconut Mint Rice
4 servings
20 minutes total

Ingredients

  • 1 ¾ cups water
  • 1 cup basmati rice
  • 1 (0.75-oz) package fresh mint
  • ⅓ cup shredded coconut
  • 1 cup evaporated milk
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • ¼ teaspoon ground cumin
  • ½ lime, for juice

Steps

    1. Place water in medium saucepan; cover and bring to boil on high for rice.
    2. Stir rice into boiling water. Cover and reduce heat to low; cook 15 minutes (do not stir).
    3. Place mint (leaves only) and coconut in food processor (or blender); pulse 10 seconds to coarsely chop. Add milk, salt, and cumin; pulse 20–30 seconds to blend.
    4. Remove rice from heat. Squeeze juice of one-half lime into coconut mixture; pulse 5–10 more seconds to blend. Stir mixture into rice and serve.

Amount per ¼ recipe serving: Calories 240, Total Fat 7g, Sat Fat 5g, Trans Fat 0g, Chol 20mg, Sodium 360mg, Total Carb 38g, Fiber 1g, Sugars 9g, Protein 7g, Calc 15%, Vitamin A 6%, Vitamin C 6%, Iron 6%