Mango And Basmati Rice Salad

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 1/2 cups basmati rice
• 3/4 cup orange juice
• 6 tablespoons fresh lime juice
• 1 tablespoon sugar (to taste)
• heaping 1/8 teaspoon fresh nutmeg
• 1 -2 large mango, firm, ripe
• salt
• chopped fresh parsley

Recipe

• 1 in a large bowl stir rice in cool water, drain.
• 2 repeat several times until water is no longer cloudy.
• 3 drain well.
• 4 combine rice and 2 1/3 cups of water. bring to a boil over high heat, cover, turn the heat to low and simmer until tender, about 15 minutes. do not stir while cooking, do not overcook.
• 5 take pot off of heat source, leave cover on to cool.
• 6 when the rice is cool, separate it with a fork.
• 7 in a large bowl, combine juices, sugar and nutmeg.
• 8 peel and pit mangoes, dice them into the bowl with the seasoned juices.
• 9 add the rice into the bowl, mix and salt to your taste.
• 10 i like to add chopped fresh parsley at this point, just until it looks "right".
• 11 sprinkle with more nutmeg if desired.
• 12 chill.