Freshened up Leftover Rice

I had leftover rice to use and wanted something fresh tasting to accompany grilled salmon. This was just the ticket! Use any fresh herbs as long as they are mild like dill, parsley, cilantro, chives....Use this recipe as your base or as is. For a vegan dish use olive oil rather than butter. And, depending on how juicy your lemon is you may want to add more of the oil/butter.

• Ready In: 20 mins
• Serves: 4
• Yields: 2 cups

Ingredients

• 2  cups rice, cooked
• 2  tablespoons butter
• 1  garlic clove, minced
• 1  lemon, juice and zest of
•  kosher salt
•  fresh ground black pepper
• 3  tablespoons fresh basil, roughly chopped

Directions

1. In a skillet, heat the butter and then on low heat saute the garlic for 1-2 minutes, just to soften it.
2. Toss the rice with the lemon zest and lemon juice and season with salt and pepper.
3. Add the rice to the skillet and reheat.
4. Remove from heat and toss with the basil before serving.