Sweet Rice with Mango, Chia and Black Sesame
Description
If dessert (or even afternoon snack time!) rolls around and you're craving something light, tropical and just barely sweet then this sticky rice should hit the spot. The rice cooks up to have that familiar sticky texture but has only the faintest hint of coconut and sweetness. This really lets the mango pieces shine through as the focus of the dish. The chia seeds add a nice little extra bit of crunch on top of the more traditional black sesame without being obtrusive.
Ingredients
- 1 cup sweet (glutinous) rice
- 1/2 vanilla bean, split lengthwise
- 2 cups coconut water
- 1 cup diced mango
- toasted chia seeds, for sprinkling
- black sesame seeds, for sprinkling
Directions
- Combine rice and scraped seeds from half a vanilla bean in a quart sized Pyrex measure (or large bowl). Add 3 cups of water and soak overnight.
- In the morning, drain water (discard soaked vanilla bean solid), cover container with plastic and refrigerate until ready to use.
- Combine rice and coconut water in a saucepan. Bring mixture to a boil, cover and lower heat to simmer. Cook until rice is tender, 45-50 minutes.
- Stir in diced mango. Serve rice in bowls, topped with toasted chia seeds and black sesame. Enjoy.
