Greek Pilaf

Photo: flickr user Kim Scarborough

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups Rice

2 1/4 cups Water

1 tablespoon Olive oil, up to 2

1 1/2 cups Minced onion, (I used much less, due to my husband's onion

1 small Stalk celery minced, (I left it out)

1/2 teaspoon Salt

1/2 cup Sunflower seeds or pine nuts

Black pepper to taste

4 Cloves garlic, minced, up to 5

2 tablespoons Lemon juice

1/4 cup Freshly minced parsley

1 tablespoon Dried mint, or, 3 Tbsp fresh, minced

Preparation

1. Place rice and water in a small saucepan. Boil, cover, and simmer until tender (around 40 minutes).

2. In the meantime, heat the olive oil. Add onion, celery, salt, and saute until tender, 5 -8 minutes. Add the seeds or pine nuts, pepper, and garlic, and saute for another five minutes.

3. Mix in the rice and the lemon juice and herbs.

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Tags:

European

Mediterranean

Greece

Greek

Yield:

1.0 servings

Added:

Tuesday, December 1, 2009 - 11:33pm

Creator:

Anonymous

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