Thai Coconut-Pineapple Rice
8
Points®
Total time: 30 min • Prep: 10 min • Cook: 20 min • Serves: 4 • Difficulty: Easy
A super side dish that combines Jasmine rice, coconut milk and pineapple with fresh mint and almonds. Great with Thai chicken or shrimp recipes.
Ingredients
Canned unsweetened light coconut milk
1 cup(s)
Water
1 cup(s)
Ginger root
2 tsp(s), fresh, minced
Table salt
½ tsp(s)
Uncooked jasmine rice
1 cup(s)
Pineapple
1 cup(s), fresh, diced
Uncooked scallions
½ cup(s), chopped
Peppermint leaves
¼ tbsp(s), fresh, chopped
Chopped almonds
2 tbsp(s), toasted
Lime
½ medium, cut into 4 wedges
Instructions
1
In a medium saucepan, combine coconut milk, water, ginger and 1/2 teaspoon of salt; bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Stir in rice; reduce heat, cover and simmer until rice is tender and most of liquid is absorbed, about 20 minutes.
2
Remove from heat; add pineapple, scallions and mint (do not stir). Cover and let stand for 5 minutes. Sprinkle with almonds; fluff rice with a fork. Serve with lime wedges to squeeze over rice. Yields about 1 cup per serving.
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