Cafe Pasqual's Cilantro Rice

"Cooled with cilantro & scallion, this rice is also heated with a chile kick. Adapted from Gourmet magazine - July 2006."
 
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Ready In:
30mins
Ingredients:
9
Serves:
6
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ingredients

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directions

  • Bring rice, water & 1 teaspoon salt to a boil. Reduce heat, cover pan & simmer 20 minutes.
  • Remove from heat and let stand, covered, for 5 minutes. Remove lid & fluff with a fork.
  • While rice is cooking, using a blender, puree cilantro, onion, scallion, jalapeno, lime juice, olive oil & remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt. (If needed, can add 1-2 tablespoons water to get a smooth puree.).
  • Add mixture to rice & stir with a fork till well blended.

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Reviews

  1. I think I'm in the minority here. This had WAY too strong of a cilantro taste for us (and we love cilantro!) to the point that it overwhelmed the dish a bit. It was decent...but if I tried it again, I would cut the cilantro in at least half! I even thinned the puree' a bit with some water since it was thicker than it should have been. But still really strong for us. Glad we tried it. Thanks for posting.
     
  2. I simply love this rice! It is such a pretty color and a nice alternative to Spanish rice with Mexican style food. I added about 1/2 cup of pinion nuts after the puree to the rice. I remember thinking the green rice at Cafe Psqual's in Santa Fe had pinon nuts when I ate it there.<br/><br/>A word of caution - don't overdo the jalapeno pepper. If you do, it will overpower the other flavors. I did the first time I made this, since I like jalapeno, but it was a mistake.
     
  3. I loved this rice! It has a great flavor and I didn't think the cilantro was too much. I used green chiles in place of jalapeno and chives from my garden for the scallion. Otherwise followed pretty closely. Served with corn tortilla quesadillas, ranchero beans, and a simple guacamole- this was one of the best meals I've had in awhile. Will definitely make again. THANK YOU SusieQusie! [Made for Zaar Chef Alphabet Soup]
     
  4. If you are a cilantro lover like myself, you are going to love this rice dish! Even my 10 yr. old, who doesn't care for rice, enjoyed it! I made it as a side dish with some sweet Italian sausages, complimented it perfectly. One change is I just used Minute Rice (4 cups cooked), came out great!
     
  5. Loved this recipe! Easy to make. So versatile, can serve with mexican food or if you just want a great kicked up rice dish!!
     
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Tweaks

  1. I found this truly fantastic! Since rice doesn't agree with my digestion, I used millet instead. Also, guess who didn't have any jalapenos because she forgot to buy them? *sigh* So I just threw in some crushed dried chilies which lent it a nice bit of heat without burning the mouth out. The flavors are so simple but- I took my first bite and went "WOW!" SOOO happy I tagged it! Thanks for posting!
     
  2. This was very good with King Ranch Chicken - I used all green onions instead of the white onion/scallion mix and left out the jalapeno. Very fresh tasting! Thanks for posting!
     
  3. Outstanding rice dish! I made it exactly as written, except I subbed in Basmati Rice for the long grain white. I don't think this changed the outcome of the recipe at all. A perfect blend of hot and spicy, with the cooling cilantro and lime juice, we LOVED this! Thanks Susie, made for Aussie Swap #7 :)
     
  4. I served this for the first time for guests, so I left out the jalapenos and used 2 cups of rice with only 1/4 c. onions to tone down the flavour a little. (Also used green onion instead of scallion.) Served with Recipe#114352, so a milder tasting side dish was perfect. We were all very impressed with the results. Next time I will use the called-for amounts of onions and rice for a more intense flavour. Lovely colour!
     
  5. Very very good! I made the following changes, instead of jalapeno peppers I used green chili peppers and instead of scallions i used green onions. Also I used leftover regular white rice from Chinese restaurant. Reheated on stove, adding about cup of water & tbsp. of olive oil. I Didnt puree cilantro, onion, green onion, green chili peppers, lime juice and olive oil, instead just chopped them down as fine as could with a knife (and cut down on the amount called for approximately in half).
     

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