Seaweed Rice

Prep and Cook Time: 35 minutes 

Yield: Serves 4 as a side dish

Ingredients :

2 large cloves garlic, chopped

1/2 medium onion, minced

2 medium pieces wakame, (2 tablespoons soaked and chopped)

2-1/4 cups warm water

2 tablespoons chopped dulse seaweed

1 cup long grain brown rice

salt and white pepper to taste

Directions:

1. Let chopped garlic and minced onion sit for 5-10 minutes to enhance their health-promoting benefits.
2. Rinse wakame, and soak in the warm water. After 5 minutes, squeeze out the water from the wakame and chop it. Save water.
3. While wakame is soaking, chop the dulse.
4. Heat 1 tablespoon of the seaweed soaking water in a medium saucepan. Sauté chopped onion over medium heat for 2 minutes, stirring frequently. Stir in garlic, rice, chopped seaweed, and soaking water.
5. Bring water to a boil on high heat. Reduce heat to low and cover. Cook for about 35 minutes.
6. Season with salt and white pepper to taste.

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