Nutty green rice is both delicious AND filling. Just a little helping goes a long way. Pair this detox approved dish with a detox approved vegetable (such as broccoli, kale, carrots, cauliflower, or cabbage salad) and you will have a well balanced meal with carbs from the rice, protein from the almonds, fat from the olive oil, and micronutrients from the vegetables. Enjoy!
Nutty Green Rice
- 1 cup brown basmati rice
- 2 cups water
- ½ cup almonds
- ½ small bunch of parsley
- 1 clove garlic
- 1 ½ Tbsp. lemon juice
- 1 ½ Tbsp. olive oil
- ½ cucumber (diced)
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Bring water to a boil, add rice, stir, and simmer covered for 45 minutes. Do not stir again!
- While the rice is cooking, blend almonds, parsley garlic, oil, and lemon juice in a food processor.
- Remove rice from heat and let sit for another 10 minutes.
- Remove cover and allow rice to cool. When rice is cool, stir with nut mixture, add cucumber. Sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste.