Recipe

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• 2 tbsp unsalted butter
• 1/2 cup minced onion
• 1 cup long grain white rice
• 2 cups hot water
• 1 bay leaf
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1 tsp freshly ground black pepper
• 1 medium red bell pepper roasted and peeled
• 1 large avocado
• 1-1/2 tsp fresh thyme leaves
• 2 tbsp plus 2 tsp olive oil
• 1/3 cup chopped toasted almonds

• 1 In a heavy medium saucepan melt butter over low heat.
• 2 Add onion and cook stirring for 7 minutes.
• 3 Add rice and saute over medium heat stirring for 2 minutes.
• 4 Add hot water and stir once.
• 5 Add bay leaf, salt and pepper then bring to a boil.
• 6 Cover and simmer rice over low heat without stirring for 20 minutes. Discard bay leaf.
• 7 Dice bell pepper.
• 8 A short time before serving peel, pit and dice avocado.
• 9 Add thyme, red pepper, oil and avocado to rice and stir gently with a fork.
• 10 Gently stir in about half the toasted almonds.
• 11 Transfer to a serving dish and sprinkle with remaining almonds.