Almond Brown Rice is a simple, yet surprising variation for brown rice . It can be used in most recipes calling for plain rice. Lovely as an accompaniment to chicken and vegetables, it is also great in casseroles and excellent as a base for rice salad. The addition of wheat berries or wild rice makes this very unique.
Almond Brown Rice
Adapted from Sue Gregg’s Main Dishes Cookbook (page. 206). Yields 4 cups.
1 cup brown rice
2 3/4 cups water
1/4 cup wheat berries (grain) or wild rice
1/4 cup almonds, sliced, slivered, or chopped
½ to 1 tsp. Salt, to taste
Optional soaking step for added nutrition: Combine rice, wheat berries and almonds with 2 cups of water and 2 tablespoons of raw apple cider vinegar. Soak for at least 7 hours (or overnight). Add an extra cup of water and cook as directed below. Check to see if rice is tender after about 25 minutes (it may take a little longer, but should be less than 40 minutes)
Combine all ingredients in a medium saucepan and bring to a boil over moderately high heat. Gently boil for 5 minutes, then turn to low and cover tightly.
Simmer for 40-60 minutes, until soft. (To avoid sticky rice, keep covered for the first 40 minutes.)
Optional:
For extra flavor and crunchiness: Saute almonds in 1 tablespoon unsalted butter. Add to rice when cooked.
For added color: Saute chopped green onions along with the almonds.
This recipe is linked to Two for Tuesdays.
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Hi Stacy! Thanks so much for posting on the two for tuesday recipe blog hop! This looks so delicious and elegant! Anything with almonds in it is a favorite of mine and I love that you soaked it for real food nutrition!
Big hugs girl! alex@amoderatelife
This sounds really tasty, we eat rice quite a lot and it’s easy to tire of it, I love finding ways to make it more interesting. I like to make coconut rice too when we’re having Thai.
Have a lovely day,
Jade
Simple and cooked perfectly! I really enjoyed that you included the soaking process. Thanks so much for linking this to Two for Tuesdays. I’ll be making this recipe this week
This sounds fabulous. I love adding almonds to anything…and just looking at it makes me wish I had some! I’m so glad you’ve shared this with us at Two for Tuesdays this week!!
I find myself throwing almonds in just about everything these days, just for the crunch. Thank you for sharing your recipe at Two for Tuesday.
I really like the look of this rice, and love the extra crunch you’d get from the almonds. Thanks for sharing.
Sue
I made plain brown rice with broth last night for dinner. I wish I had added the wheat berries and almonds. It looks so good.
I love almonds in rice – the perfect partner! I would love this dish – thanks for sharing it with Two for Tuesdays!
This looks tasty and sounds like it would be a good accompaniment for just about anything. I’ve never soaked rice before cooking- will have to try! Thanks!