Dried Apricot Pine Nut Pilaf |
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Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 0 Minutes |
Ready In: 0 Minutes Servings: 1 |
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Nutty, fruity side dish. Ingredients:
160 g onion, chopped |
2 tablespoon olive oil |
1 cup brown rice, uncooked |
1/2 teaspoon salt |
1 3/4 cup chicken broth |
1/4 cup water |
96 g dried apricots, diced |
47 g pine nuts, toasted |
1 tablespoon dried basil |
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin |
1 dash black pepper |
Directions:
1. Cook onion in olive oil over low heat.
2. Add rice, salt, broth and water.
3. Bring to a boil.
4. Cover, turn the heat down to simmer for 35 minutes (until rice is tender and liquid is absorbed).
5. Remove from heat.
6. Add apricots, cover and let stand for 5 minutes.
7. Stir in the pine nuts, basil and cumin.
8. Pepper to taste and serve. (Pine nuts can be toasted in a dry frying pan over medium heat.)
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