Cilantro-Lime Rice

Instructions

Step 1

Use a colander or strainer to rinse your rice. Let the water run until its clear to wash away any powdered starch and detritus. If you don’t have a strainer, put your rice into a bowl, fill and stir with cold water, then carefully decant off the cloudy water into your sink making sure to get it as dry as possible.

Step 2

Bring the salt, oil, and water to a simmer.

Step 3

Stir in the rice and bay leaf then bring back to a simmer. If you don’t have a bay leaf, don’t stress!  We love its flavor here at Chipotle, but sometimes at home we substitute with a stripe of lemon peel (use a peeler to get just the skin), a sprig or two of fresh herbs from your Farmstand (parsley works nicely).

Step 4

Once it hits simmer, turn down the heat to very low (as low as you can get it) and put the top on the pot. If you don’t have a top, use aluminum foil to seal it!

Step 5

Cook for 20 minutes or until all the water has been absorbed by the rice.

Step 6

Turn off heat and let the rice rest for 5 minutes to continue cooking.

Step 7

While the rice is resting, use the chef knife to chop the Lettuce Grow cilantro and place it into the mixing bowl. You can use the stems like we do at Chipotle, they taste great and are extra tender when coming from the Farmstand.

Step 8

Use your hands or a juicer to juice the lime and lemon onto the cilantro. We at Chipotle love the flavor and aroma that comes from mixing these two citrus juices, but if you don’t have both feel free to use just one.

Step 9

Combine the citrus juice with the cilantro in the mixing bowl then fold in the cooked rice.