Elena’s Yellow Rice

Ingredients

• 2 cups water
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic
• 2 teaspoons apple cider vinegar
• 2 teaspoons ground turmeric
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup long grain white rice
• 1 cup frozen peas and carrots, thawed

Directions

Stir water, vegetable oil, garlic, vinegar, turmeric, and salt together in a 2-quart saucepan. Place a cover on the saucepan and bring the mixture to a boil.

Slowly stir rice into the boiling mixture. Replace cover, reduce heat to low, and simmer rice mixture until the liquid is absorbed, about 20 minutes.

Transfer rice to a large bowl. Gently fold peas and carrots into rice.