Cilantro-Lime Rice

Contributed by Jenn Iverson
From Martha Stewart's Everyday Food

Ingredients

• 1 cup long-grain white rice
• Coarse salt
• 1/2 cup fresh cilantro
• 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 garlic clove

Directions

1. In a medium saucepan, bring 1 1/2 cups water to a boil. Add rice and 1/4 teaspoon salt; cover, and reduce to a simmer. Cook until water is absorbed and rice is just tender, 16 to 18 minutes.
2. Meanwhile, in a blender, combine cilantro, lime juice, oil, garlic, and 2 tablespoons water; blend until smooth. Stir into cooked rice, and fluff with a fork.

This recipe is great how it is.  Sometimes I get lazy and just put the rice and salt in the pot, add lime juice, oil, 1 frozen Trader Joe's garlic cube, and 3 frozen Trader Joe's cilantro cubes.  Then I just cook the rice like normal and then mix it all together when it's done.  It turns out great and is super easy!