Green Rice
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 pt water
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp grated lemon peel
- 2 cloves garlic peeled and finely chopped
- 2 oz butter divided
- 10 oz white rice
- 1 1/2 oz Watercress salad cress, chopped
- 4 oz onion chopped
- 2 oz spring onion chopped
- 1 1/2 oz parsley chopped
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- salt to taste
Instructions
- Watercress, onions and parsley give colour and flavour to rice in this dish. For extra flavour, cook the rice in chicken or vegetable stock.
- Bring water, salt, lemon peel, garlic and 25 g/1 oz butter to the boil. Add the rice, stir well, cover and reduce heat.
- Cook the rice at low heat until it is tender and the water is absorbed, 20 = 25 minutes.
- While the rice is cooking, rinse the watercress thoroughly. Remove the leaves and chop.
- Melt remaining butter in a frying pan. Saute onions for 5 minutes, then add watercress and remaining ingredients and saute 5 minutes longer.
- Stir into cooked rice.
Calories: 256 kcal
Carbohydrates: 41 g
Protein: 4 g
Fat: 8g
Saturated Fat: 5 g
Trans Fat: 1 g
Cholesterol: 20 mg
Sodium: 472 mg
Potassium: 180 mg
Fiber: 2 g
Sugar: 1 g
Vitamin A: 1155 IU
Vitamin C: 16 mg
Calcium: 51 mg
Iron: 1 mg