Thai-Spiced Rice Bowls

Ingredients (21)

• 1 1/2 cups uncooked rice (I used long-grain brown rice)
• 1 1/2 tablespoons butter
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt (or 1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt)
• 1 teaspoon olive oil
• 4 cloves garlic, pressed or minced
• Thumb-tip of peeled fresh ginger, pressed or minced
• 1 tablespoon Thai red curry paste
• 1/4 cup soy sauce (I used reduced-sodium tamari)
• 1/4 cup natural peanut butter
• 4 cups (1 quart) vegetable broth
• 1 can (14 ounces) light coconut milk
• Generous squeeze of honey
• 1 cup matchstick-cut carrots (I used my julienne peeler)
• 1 red bell pepper, thinly sliced
• 1/2 English cucumber, halved lengthwise and thinly sliced (optional; I used a regular cucumber and seeded it before slicing)
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
• 1/4 cup chopped dry-roasted peanuts
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh mint (optional)
• 2 green onions, thinly sliced
• 1 jalapeño, thinly sliced
• 1 lime, cut into wedges