Brown Rice with vegetables

Tonight, I am making a very simple yet tasty and healthy dish...
Brown rice with vegetables ...

For 1 person:
-1/4 cup of brown rice
-1 cup of mixed vegetables ( cut in small pieces - frozen or not )
( mine has green beans, peas, corn, carrots, edaname)
-1/4 cup of chopped onion
-olive oil

Preparation...
1)Chop your onion and sauteed it until golden in a pan with olive oil.
2)Add the brown rice and sauteed the rice too for another 3 minutes ( med-high heat)
3)Add the vegetables and sauteed for another 3 minutes, while stirring.
4)When the veggies are half cooked or defrosted, add 1/2 cup of water ( or double the volume of whatever amount of rice you put in there )
5)Cover and let simmer and cook for about 15 minutes ...
Stir occasionally
Add salt and pepper to taste
When the rice has absorbed all the water, taste it, and if it is too crunchy add a bit more water, cover and let simmer for another 5 minutes.
I like to add some fresh thyme to it when it is done cooking, it adds more flavor to the dish.
Also I usually add a tbsp or 2 of mixed seeds and nuts to almost everything i cook. Read below why !

FDA only approved the heart health claim for almonds, hazelnuts, peanuts, pecans, some pine nuts, pistachios and walnuts as these nuts contain less than 4g of saturated fats per 50g. However that doesn't mean you should restrict yourself to these 7 nuts only. In addition to nuts, seeds such as flax seeds, pumpkin seeds and sunflower seeds may offer the same heart health benefits. Again moderation is the key - limit your intake to 1 to 2 oz of unsalted nuts per day. Source: http://www.healthcastle.com/nuts-benefits.shtml


And as a side dish, I am making sauteed spinach with olive oil and garlic... to add some fiber intake to my dinner.

BON APPETIT !!