With a simple shortcut, you can have this avocado rice ready for the dinner table in about five minutes!
It took me a while to get used to the switch, but I am finally used to eating brown rice instead of white. Not only am I used to it, I would even say I prefer the chewy texture and nutty flavor of brown rice in most cases. The only thing I don’t like about it is the fact that it takes 40+ minutes to cook. I did finally get a rice cooker a few months ago, which makes perfect rice easily, but it takes more like an hour to cook brown rice! Sometimes I don’t have an hour to wait for dinner to be ready, and in those cases I am in total love with frozen brown rice! Have you seen this stuff? It’s pre-cooked brown rice in steamable bags that you pop in your microwave for a few minutes. Voila! Perfect brown rice in practically no time!
I like to use frozen rice in this avocado rice recipe because it means a 5-minute side dish. You can’t beat that! This tangy rice is great on its own or added to tacos or burritos. I hope this will become one of your go-to recipes for nights when you need a super quick meal!
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Avocado Lime Rice
A few simple ingredients come together to make a tasty, healthy side dish.
- Total Time: 10 minutes
- Yield: 4 1x
Ingredients
- 4 cups hot cooked brown rice (20 oz. of heated frozen brown rice)
- 1 ripe avocado
- 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt or more to taste
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/4 cup chopped cilantro leaves
Instructions
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In a medium bowl, scoop out flesh of avocado and mash with lime juice, salt, and cumin.
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Stir in rice and cilantro until well mixed. Adjust salt and lime to taste. Done!
Notes
- Be conservative with the lime and salt, and add more to taste. It’s easy to add more, but you can’t take it out if you add too much! (Ask me how I know…)
- Adapted from Bran Appetit!
- Prep Time: 5
- Cook Time: 5
- Category: Side Dish
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Christy says
This was good with some jerk chicken and spiced collard greens!
Laura says
so delicious and easy! I used white rice instead of brown but it still worked well. I also added in a spoonful of light sour cream which made the avocado mixture shooter and creamier with the rice. I highly recommend!
Andi Gleeson says
I love that sour cream idea! I’m going to try that next time for sure.
Thank you!!
Sharon Rankin says
i made this last week and we loved it! Am making it again for my daughter’s birthday dinner. Thanks so much for a yummy recipe.
Andi Gleeson says
Thank you, Sharon! So glad you like it!
Kristen says
What a great side dish idea! So creative!
Andi Gleeson says
Thank you, Kristen! So happy to have met you last weekend. Your talk was very inspiring! :)
Mary says
Why don’t you just make more rice & freeze it in individual packets? A Korean friend of mine does this because they eat rice at each meal & there’s not enough time to always make fresh rice. Since I’m single, this is the only way to go:)
Andi says
I’ll have to try that, Mary! I always think it will not be as good reheated, and they work some sort of magic on the packaged stuff. I’ll try freezing and reheating my own next time. Thanks :)
Lisa B says
Cool it in a shallow layer on a sheet pan, then bag it in a zip lok and into the freezer. They make special bags now that can be used to steam food in the microwave.
Andi Gleeson says
That’s a great idea, Lisa. Thank you!
Yvonne Curtis says
If you make the rice using canned coconut milk it gives it such a great extra flavor point that goes with the lime juice perfectly.
Andi says
I love coconut milk, so that sounds wonderful. I’ll have to try your recommendation next time!
Stefani Tolson says
This looks really good. Love the flavor combo!
Andi says
Thanks so much, Stefani!
Julia says
Just found this recipe (and your blog) via Pinterest. Love it! Wonderful recipes and a lovely blogger :)
Julia says
Best regards from Vienna!
Andi says
That is so sweet, Julia! Thank you so much!
cloey says
Hi I wonder if i did something wrong while i was making this..I saw the article if you add lime juice in dishes using avocado it wont change the color and stays green but after using 2TB lime juice like above mine turned not so pretty color to eat after I kept it in the container. (maybe I should eat this right away after making??) when I added it at first the color was like above in the pic but then later when I was ready to eat, it wasnt like that…What did I do wrong?? thanks!!
Andi says
Hi, Cloey. Avocado does turn brown after a couple hours, so this one isn’t great for a make-ahead dish. It should still taste OK though. I hope you were able to eat it, maybe with the lights turned low to not notice the color ;)
Andi says
Hi, Cloey. Avocado does turn brown after a couple hours, so this one isn’t great as a make-ahead dish. It should have still tasted good though. I hope you were able to enjoy it, maybe with the lights turned low to not notice the color ;)
Megan says
It’s the avocado that turns it brown…
When I make guacamole I put the pits of the avocados back in with the guacamole and if I am not eating it right away I put it in an air tight container and before putting the lid on I put a layer of serran wrap on it making it touch the guacamole with the least amount of air bubbles possible then put the lid on and put in the fridge. It helps to keep it nice and green :)
Cindy says
I made this the other night, so delicious. I also made it with a little coconut milk added, also delicious! The lime just gives it such a fresh bright taste, although I didn’t use cilantro as I didn’t have it in the house. Will try again when I have cilantro on hand. Thanks!
★★★★★
Andi says
Ooh, the coconut milk is a great idea! I have some extra in my fridge right now and might try that. Thank you so much for letting me know how you liked it. Have a nice weekend, Cindy!
Jordan Sward @ Smile Sandwich says
This rice looks creamy and delicious! I absolutely love cilantro, and this is a genius healthy way to add creaminess to rice. Love it!
Andi says
Thanks, Jordan! I can’t take credit for the idea since I adapted this recipe from Bran Appetit, but I love how quickly it comes together with frozen rice. Thank you for stopping by :)
brandi says
That rice is one of my favorites!! So glad you like it :)
Andi says
Sorry, Brandi! I accidentally replied to the wrong comment a moment ago! Thank you so much for the inspiration for this delicious rice. Have a great weekend!
Anna says
Happy I found your site ! great looking dishes
Andi says
Hi, Anna! Thanks so much for taking the time to leave me such a nice comment. I look forward to seeing you around :)