Tropical Pineapple Rice [Bulkbites.com]

• Servings: 2
• Time: 15 minutes

Tropical pineapple rice is an easy to make side dish to complement your grilled chicken and fish recipes. It is very refreshing and tasty preparation of rice with a hint of tropical fruits - coconut and pineapple. Originally this recipe is made with white rice, feel free to use them if you are not that strict with your diets. Otherwise brown rice goes well with this recipe. This is a good twist to the rice add nuts to bring crunch in this preparation. It will compensate your need of energy if served along with meat preparations. The recipe is loaded with complex carbohydrate and crucial fatty acids. Pineapple is good for bodybuilders as it has muscle relaxant enzymes to promote strain recovery. So it’s a good idea to try this recipe for the sake of your muscles.

Nutrition

• calories: 403
• protein: 8
• carbs: 82
• fat: 5
• saturated fat: 2.13
• polyunsaturated fat: 1.16
• monounsaturated fat: 1.17
• cholesterol: 0
• sodium: 10
• potassium: 354
• dietary fiber: 3.59
• sugars: 7.68
• vitamin a: 10
• vitamin c: 15
• calcium: 39
• iron: 1
• magnesium: 0
• complex carbs: 70.73
• other fats: 0.54

Ingredients

• 1 cup Rice, brown, long-grain, raw
• 1 cup, chunks Pineapple, raw, traditional varieties
• 1 tbsp Nuts, coconut milk, canned (liquid expressed from grated meat and water)
• 2 1 cup Water
• 1 dash Salt, table
• 1 tsp, ground Spices, pepper, black
• 1 cup Coriander (cilantro) leaves, raw
• 1 gram Nuts, coconut meat, dried (desiccated), sweetened, flaked, canned
• 1 nuts Nuts, pine nuts, dried

Instructions

• In deep sauce pan add water and coconut milk, bring to a boil.
• Add rice and cook while stirring occasionally until soft and fluffy.
• When the rice is cooked add pineapple cubes, nuts, salt, pepper and cilantro mix to combine.
• Garnish with coconut flacks before serving.