Coconut-Ginger Rice

By gvcathy

Ivy Manning, Cooking Light

AUGUST 2013

Ingredients

• 1 cup water
• 1/2 teaspoon minced peeled fresh ginger
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 cup uncooked jasmine rice
• 1/4 cup light coconut milk
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro

Preparation

Step 1

Bring water, ginger, salt, and bay leaf to a boil in a small saucepan. Add rice and coconut milk to pan; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover, and cook until liquid is absorbed and rice is done (about 15 minutes). Discard bay leaf; fluff rice. Stir in chopped fresh cilantro.