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.

JAPANESE SALMON AND AVOCADO RICE

Steps:

• Rinse the rice in a sieve until the water runs clear. Drain and put in a large pan with 1 3/4 cups cold water.
• Bring to the boil, turn the heat to low, cover then cook for 10-12 mins until the rice is almost cooked.
• Remove from the heat then leave, covered, for 10 minutes.
• Thinly slice the salmon the arrange on a platter with the sliced avocado.
• Drizzle over the lemon juice and soy, making sure everything is evenly covered.
• Leave in the fridge to marinate for 10 minutes.
• Carefully tip the juices from the salmon platter over the rice then stir with a pinch of salt.
• Divide the rice between four bowls.
• Scatter the seasame seeds, scallions, chili and cilantro over the salmon and avocado and serve with the rice.

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.