CILANTRO AND LIME RICE ***ACCOMPLISHED***

The following receipe is from Closet Cooking on his blog and it is tweaked copycat/upgraded version of the rice in Chipotle's burritos.

As I use quick rice, I and have dried instead of fresh cilantro, I will be tweaking it further, but I love how this sounds.

http://closetcooking.blogspot.com/2009/03/cilantro-and-lime-rice.html

Cilantro and Lime Rice by Closet Cooking(makes 4+ side dish servings)

Ingredients:

• 1 tablespoon oil


• 1/2 onion (chopped)


• 1 clove garlic (chopped)


• 1 cup long grained rice (I like to use brown)


• 2 cups water1 handful cilantro (chopped)


• 1 lime (juice and zest)

Directions:

1. Heat the oil in a pan.

2. Add the onion and saute until tender, about 5-7 minutes.

3. Add the garlic and saute until fragrant, about a minute.

4. Add the rice and toast in the oil for a few minutes.

5. Add the water, bring to a boil, reduce the heat and simmer, covered until tender, about 20 minutes for white rice or 40-50 minutes for brown.

6. Remove from the heat and mix in the cilantro, lime juice and zest.

****************ACCOMPLISHED************************************