Cherry Walnut Rice
photo by QueenBeesKitchen
- Ready In:
- 35mins
- Ingredients:
- 8
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
- 236.59 ml uncooked brown rice, preferably short grain
- 7.39 ml butter
- 2.46 ml garlic powder
- olive oil (optional)
- 2.46 ml salt
- fresh ground pepper
- 12-15 pitted bing cherries, rough chopped
- 44.37 ml toasted chopped walnuts
directions
- Cook the rice according to your package directions. As soon as it is done cooking, transfer the rice to a mixing bowl. Add in the butter, garlic powder, a small drizzle of olive oil, ½ tsp salt and a pinch of black pepper. Stir until well combined. Add in the cherries and walnuts and mix again until everything is evenly distributed.
- Enjoy as a side dish to your favorite dinner or you can toss in some cubes of cooked chicken breast and serve it over your favorite salad greens.
- * Make this dish vegan by substituting vegan butter, such as Earth Balance.
- ** To toast the walnuts, place in the middle of a 350° oven on a cookie sheet for about 15 minutes.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
QueenBeesKitchen
Chicago, Illinois