Herbed Brown Rice with Apricots and Mushrooms

If you’re like me, then you get bored of eating plain brown rice. I designed this recipe for Herbed Brown Rice with Apricots and Mushrooms last week in an effort to make my rice more exciting (spoiler alert: it worked!).

This rice actually turned out better than I was expecting! It’s “nice” enough to prepare for Shabbat or for a potluck with friends. You can also enjoy it yourself or with apartment-mates throughout the week!

Enjoy!
<3 Dena

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Herbed Brown Rice with Apricots and Mushrooms

Make your brown rice more exciting with this delicious recipe!

Prep Time15 minutes mins

Cook Time30 minutes mins

Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: Vegetarian

Keyword: brown rice with apricots and mushrooms

Servings: 6 servings

Author: Dena Gershkovich

Ingredients

• Avocado oil (or other high-heat oil), for sautéing
• 1 small onion, chopped (about ½ cup)
• 3 cloves garlic, chopped
• Salt to taste
• Pepper to taste
• 2 cups low sodium vegetable broth
• 1 cup water
• 1 cup cup dry brown rice (this is my favorite brown rice)
• 1 cup cremini mushrooms, quartered
• 8 to 9 sprigs fresh thyme, plus more for topping
• 3 tablespoons pine nuts
• 2 tablespoons Earth Balance
• ½ cup dried apricots, quartered

Instructions

• Sauté onion and garlic in a medium saucepan over a medium-high flame. Season with salt and pepper. Mix. (Note: There is a lot of natural flavor in this recipe, so I didn’t add much salt).
• When onions are golden on edges, add vegetable broth, water and brown rice. Cover saucepan. Bring to a boil; simmer until all liquid is absorbed.
• While rice is cooking, heat oil in a medium frying pan over a medium-high flame. Add mushrooms and thyme. Mix.
• When mushrooms appear wet (after about 4 minutes), add pine nuts to pan. Mix. Continue sautéing for several minutes, until mushrooms are soft and nuts are golden.
• After rice is cooked, add mushrooms and nuts to saucepan. Stir in Earth Balance over a low flame. Fold in apricots.
• Serve warm. Top with additional thyme before serving.

Notes

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