Nutty Green Rice

Awesome recipe, but I almost lost it when I cooked my rice on a high heat. Thank goodness I caught it in time because now I have tons of yummy rice to eat. I hope you enjoy this as much as I do! FYI: I don't garnish my rice with the cucumber.

1 cup brown basmati rice
2 cups water
1/4 to 1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup almonds
1 bunch of parsley
1 clove garlic
1 1/2 Tbsp. lemon juice
1 1/2 Tbsp. olive oil
1/2 cucumber, diced (optional)
pepper to taste

Bring water to a boil, add rice and salt, stir and simmer, covered, for 45 minutes. Remove from heat and let sit for another 10 minutes; then removie cover and allow to cool. While the rice is cooking, blend almonds, parsley, garlic, lemon juice, and olice oil in a food processor. When rice is cool, stir with nut mixture and add pepper to taste. Garnish with cucumber if desired.