Rice pilaf with apricots, raisins and pine nuts


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Preparation Time:
10 Min
Serves:
6
Difficulty:
Easy
Cost:
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Main Ingredients:

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Cooking Preparation of the Recipe:

1/4 c Olive oil -crushed
1 1/2 c Rice, brown;long grain -Salt pepper
1 pn Saffron strands; opt 3 c -Water
1/2 c Apricots, dried;snipped into 2 ea Onions; peeled sliced
-slivers 1/3 c Raisins
1/2 ea Cinnamon stick 1/2 c Pine nuts;or slivered
8 ea Cloves -almonds
4 ea Cardamom pods; lightly

-------------------------TO GARNISH------------------------------
Mint sprig

Heat half the oil in a heavy-bottomed saucepan. Add the rice and
saute for 5 minutes, stirring gently. Add the saffron, if using, the
apricots, spices, 1 teaspoon salt and the water. Bring to a boil,
then cover tightly and leave to cook over very gentle heat for 45
minutes. Then turn off the heat and leave covered. Saute the onion in
the remaining oil for 10 minutes, until softened and lightly browned.
Add to the rice, together with the raisins and nuts. Check the
seasonings and stir lightly with a fork. Garnish with a mint sprig to
serve.

SERVES:6 SOURCE: _The Complete Vegetarian Cuisine_ by Rose Elliot
posted by Anne MacLellan

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