Navajo Avocado Rice Recipes

NAVAJO AVOCADO RICE

Steps:

• Place butter and oil in 2-quart pan over medium heat.
• When butter is melted, add onion and garlic; cook until onion is tender.
• Add rice; cook, stirring constantly, 3 minutes or until rice looks milky and opaque.
• Add salt, oregano, cumin, turmeric and broth.
• Bring to a boil.
• Cover, reduce heat and simmer 20 to 25 minutes or until rice is tender and all liquid is absorbed.
• Peel and pit avocado; dice.
• Fluff up rice with fork; add avocado and toss gently.
• Turn off heat; let stand 5 minutes before serving.

AVOCADO RICE

Steps:

• Rinse rice, add coconut, and cook rice according to package directions.
• Let cool a couple of minutes when done.
• Seed& peel avocado, dice it up, and add to rice.
• Add mustard and chili powder.
• Stir well and serve.

AVOCADO LIME RICE WITH GRILLED SHRIMP

Steps:

• Cook rice according to package directions. Meanwhile mix avocado with lime juice, cumin and half the salt and half the cilantro or parsley. Stir into rice.
• Meanwhile, preheat grill to high, grease grate well. Toss shrimp with oil, garlic, lime zest and remaining salt. Thread evenly onto metal or soaked wooden skewers. Grill skewers, for 2 to 3 minutes per side or until shrimp start to curl and turn pink.
• Serve rice with shrimp skewers. Garnish with remaining cilantro or parsley.

THE NAVAJO

Steps:

• On fry bread, spread any condiments that you desire such as mayonnaise, yellow mustard, creole mustard, etc. Slice onion, tomato and avocado and layer on top of thinly sliced ham. Swiss cheese should be last ingredient to go on, unless otherwise desired. Serve with french fries or a tossed green salad.