Speckled Green Rice

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 6 green onions
• 1 medium green pepper
• 1 tablespoon canola oil
• 1 cup rice
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1/4 cup cilantro leaf
• 1/4 cup parsley

Recipe

• 1 slice the green onions very thin.
• 2 cut the green pepper in fine dice.
• 3 in a medium saucepan (with lid), cook the onion and green pepper in the canola oil for two minutes or until tender-crisp.
• 4 stir in the rice, salt, pepper and two cups of water.
• 5 bring to a boil, then reduce heat, cover and simmer for 20 minutes or until rice is tender and water has absorbed.
• 6 while rice mixture is cooking, finely chop the cilantro and parsley.
• 7 add chopped herbs to rice and mix well.