Sesame-Lime Rice
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Everyday Food, May 2008
- Prep Time 5 minutes
- Total Time 25 minutes
- Yield Serves 4
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Ingredients
- 1 cup long-grain white rice
- Coarse salt and ground pepper
- 2 tablespoons sesame seeds, toasted
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil, such as safflower
- 1/2 teaspoon finely grated lime zest
- 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
Directions
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In a medium saucepan, bring 1 1/2 cups water to a boil. Add rice, season with salt and pepper, and return to a boil. Reduce to a simmer, cover, and cook just until tender, 15 to 17 minutes. Remove pan from heat, and let stand, covered, for 5 minutes.
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Toss rice with sesame seeds, oil, and lime zest and juice. Season with salt and pepper, and fluff gently with a fork.
Variations
For a variation on this dish, replace vegetable oil and lime zest and juice with same amounts of extra-virgin olive oil and lemon zest and juice; use 1/4 cup toasted pine nuts instead of sesame seeds.
My sister-in-law made this rice the using the helpful hint (variation version) the other week as a side dish. I loved it soooo much I kept going back for more and I am a Very picky eater. I will be making this tonight!
Served with the teriyaki chicken from same issue, perfect together. This will also be good with Thai and Vietnamese food. Highly recommend.