Cilantro Pesto Rice

Ingredients

• 4 cups water
• 1 bunch fresh cilantro
• 1/4 cup pine nuts
• 1 clove garlic
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 2 cups steamed jasmine rice
• Salt to taste
• White pepper to taste

Instructions

1. 1
   Bring the water to a boil in a saucepan and blanch the cilantro for thirty seconds. Remove and dunk the cilantro in a bowl of ice water to stop the cooking process. Remove and squeeze out the excess water. Next, toast the pine nuts in a skillet over medium heat.
2. 2
   Put cilantro, pine nuts, garlic clove, olive oil in a food processor or blender and pulse or blend into a course paste consistency. You don't want it too fine, you want some texture.
3. 3
   At this point you are going to mix pesto into the steamed jasmine rice until it is thorougly combined. Season to taste with salt and white pepper.