Almond Brown Rice
Almond Brown Rice is a simple, yet surprising variation for brown rice . It can be used in most recipes calling for plain rice. Lovely as an accompaniment to chicken and vegetables, it is also great in casseroles and excellent as a base for rice salad. The addition of wheat berries or wild rice makes this very unique.
Almond Brown Rice
Adapted from Sue Gregg’s Main Dishes Cookbook (page. 206). Yields 4 cups.
1 cup brown rice
2 3/4 cups water
1/4 cup wheat berries (grain) or wild rice
1/4 cup almonds, sliced, slivered, or chopped
½ to 1 tsp. Salt, to taste
Optional soaking step for added nutrition: Combine rice, wheat berries and almonds with 2 cups of water and 2 tablespoons of raw apple cider vinegar. Soak for at least 7 hours (or overnight). Add an extra cup of water and cook as directed below. Check to see if rice is tender after about 25 minutes (it may take a little longer, but should be less than 40 minutes)
Combine all ingredients in a medium saucepan and bring to a boil over moderately high heat. Gently boil for 5 minutes, then turn to low and cover tightly.
Simmer for 40-60 minutes, until soft. (To avoid sticky rice, keep covered for the first 40 minutes.)
Optional:
For extra flavor and crunchiness: Saute almonds in 1 tablespoon unsalted butter. Add to rice when cooked.
For added color: Saute chopped green onions along with the almonds.
This recipe is linked to Two for Tuesdays.
Hi Stacy! Thanks so much for posting on the two for tuesday recipe blog hop! This looks so delicious and elegant! Anything with almonds in it is a favorite of mine and I love that you soaked it for real food nutrition! 🙂 Big hugs girl! alex@amoderatelife
This sounds really tasty, we eat rice quite a lot and it’s easy to tire of it, I love finding ways to make it more interesting. I like to make coconut rice too when we’re having Thai.
Have a lovely day,
Jade
Simple and cooked perfectly! I really enjoyed that you included the soaking process. Thanks so much for linking this to Two for Tuesdays. I’ll be making this recipe this week 😉
This sounds fabulous. I love adding almonds to anything…and just looking at it makes me wish I had some! I’m so glad you’ve shared this with us at Two for Tuesdays this week!! 🙂
I find myself throwing almonds in just about everything these days, just for the crunch. Thank you for sharing your recipe at Two for Tuesday.
I really like the look of this rice, and love the extra crunch you’d get from the almonds. Thanks for sharing.
Sue
I made plain brown rice with broth last night for dinner. I wish I had added the wheat berries and almonds. It looks so good.
I love almonds in rice – the perfect partner! I would love this dish – thanks for sharing it with Two for Tuesdays!
This looks tasty and sounds like it would be a good accompaniment for just about anything. I’ve never soaked rice before cooking- will have to try! Thanks!