Brown Rice Pilaf with Broccoli

Name: Brown Rice Pilaf with Broccoli
Yield: Serves 6
Ingredients: 6 cups, water; 1 cup, brown rice, preferably long grain or basmati; 2 teaspoons, olive oil or butter; 1 teaspoon, table salt; 2 teaspoons, table salt, plus more to taste; 2 cups, broccoli florets; 1/4 cup, pine nuts; 1/4 cup, olive oil; 1 , small onion, minced; 2 medium cloves, garlic, minced; 1/4 pound, white mushrooms or cremini mushrooms, sliced thin; 1/4 cup, dry white wine; 1 , medium lemon, juiced to yield 1 tablespoon lemon juice; , ground black pepper to taste; 2 tablespoons, minced fresh parsley leaves

Side Dishes
Rice
Vegetables
Vegetarian

Appears in Cook's Illustrated January/February 1994

It takes a rice steamer, or a combination of boiling and steaming, to make brown rice with the best flavor and texture.

SERVES 6

TIME 1½ hours, plus 30 minutes cooling

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