Best 3 Orange Cilantro Rice Recipes

INDONESIAN RICE SALAD WITH ORANGE-SESAME-CILANTRO DRESSING

Steps:

• Cook rice according to directions and place in a bowl to cool to room temperature.
• When cool, add pineapple, cashews, raisins, green onions, red and green bell peppers, celery, bean sprouts and cilantro.
• In a jar, combine dressing ingredients and shake to mix.
• If the salad is served immediately, drizzle all of the dressing over the salad.
• If salad is to be served later, use only half of dressing over salad, then at the last minute add the other half of dressing, stirring to coat.
• May be served room temperature or chilled.

ORANGE CILANTRO RICE

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Stir in onion, and cook until tender. Mix in rice, and season with cumin, garlic powder, onion powder, pepper, cayenne pepper, and salt. Cook and stir until rice is golden brown. Pour in orange juice and broth, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer 20 minutes.
• Remove cooked rice from heat, and gently mix in cilantro to serve.

ORANGE CILANTRO RICE

Steps:

• Spray medium saucepan with cooking spray; heat over medium heat until hot.
• Saute onions until tender, 3-5 minutes.
• Add rice and orange zest to saucepan; cook over medium heat until rice is lightly browned, 2-3 minutes, stirring frequently.
• Add water to saucepan and heat to boiling; reduce heat and simmer, covered, until rice is tender, 20-25 minutes.
• Stir in cilantro and season to taste with salt and pepper.