Brown Rice With Greens Recipe: 59 Photos
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FAQ
Build flavors early on!. We love sauteeing some onions or leeks in butter with some thyme before adding rice to the pot, but you should use what you have around! Ginger and garlic both make for exceptional brown rice. If you're going the spice route we love turmeric, cumin, oregano, and smoked paprika with brown rice.
Rice bowls are my favorite way to turn brown rice into a meal. Pile on an assortment of vegetables, beans, lentils, or meat for protein, and finish it off with a simple, savory sauce.
While your rice is cooking, prep one bunch of dark leafy greens, like kale, escarole, mature spinach, or Swiss chard (avoid baby, delicate greens).
Having green rice in your brown rice is really a natural occurrence, says Lundberg, Rice doesn't mature 100 percent all at the same time. So there's usually some green kernels in with the brown kernels, and they are safe to eat. Green rice cooks up the same way as brown rice and has a slightly sweeter taste.
Soaking grains helps to remove some of the naturally-occurring phytic acid in the grain, which helps improve digestibility and speed cook time. To soak: Add rice to a large mixing bowl or pot and cover with twice the amount of lukewarm water (1 cup rice + 2-3 cups water).