Rice Salad With Fruit And Nuts

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 1/4 cups basmati rice
• 1/4 teaspoon turmeric
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 1 cup blanched almond
• 1/2 cup pine nuts
• 1 lemon, juice of
• 2/3 cup apricot, sliced
• 1/3 cup sultana
• 3 tablespoons coriander, chopped

Recipe

• 1 half fill a large saucepan with water and bring to a boil.
• 2 rinse rice in a sieve until water runs clear, then add rice and turmeric to the pan and boil, uncovered for 10-12 minutes, until rice is tender.
• 3 drain in strainer and place in a bowl.
• 4 meanwhile, heat the oil in a saucepan, add onion and garlic and cook gently for 5 minutes.
• 5 turn up the heat, add the almonds and pine nuts and cook for 5 minutes longer, stirring often, until onion and nuts are golden brown.
• 6 add the onion mixture to the rice, along with 1 tablespoon of lemon juice (which will immediately turn the rice bright primrose yellow), the apricots, coriander, salt, and pepper.
• 7 taste and add more lemon juice if necessary. serve.